The James Webb Space Telescope’s array of eighteen hexagonal mirrors went through an intricate (and lengthy) alignment and calibration process before it could begin its mission — but the process …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/the-constant-monitoring-and-work-that-goes-into-jwsts-optics/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the Espionage
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-all-the-espionage/

[Ziddy Makes] describes this cute little guy as a biblically-accurate keyboard. For the unfamiliar, that’s a reference to biblically-accurate angels, which have wings (and sometimes eyes) all over the place. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-all-the-espionage/)

Britain’s Oldest Satellite on the Move: a Space Curiosity
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/britains-oldest-satellite-on-the-move-a-space-curiosity/

Source: Vecteezy
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lost-skynet-1a-1200.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lost-skynet-1a-1200.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Space and mystery always spark our curiosity, so when we stumbled upon the story of Skynet-1A, Britain’s first communication satellite from 1969, we knew it was worth exploring. The BBC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/britains-oldest-satellite-on-the-move-a-space-curiosity/)

A Handheld Replica Sound Voltex Game
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Sound Voltex is a music game from Konami; in fact, it’s a whole series of arcade games! [Luke] is a big fan, so decided to build a hardware handheld to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/a-handheld-replica-sound-voltex-game/)

Z80 Testing the 80s Way
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According to [MTSI], if you used a Z80 chip back in the 1980s, it almost certainly passed through the sole Fairchild Sentry 610 system that gave it the seal of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/z80-testing-the-80s-way/)

Minuteman ICBM Launch Tests Triple Warheads
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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ian Dudley)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/minuteman-iii-16x9.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/minuteman-iii-16x9.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">On November 5th, the United States launched an LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Roughly 30 minutes later the three warheads onboard struck their targets …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/minuteman-icbm-launch-tests-triple-warheads/)

Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Version 3
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/ubiquitous-successful-bus-version-3/

USB 2 is the USB we all know and love. But about ten years ago, USB got an upgrade: USB 3.0. And it’s a lot faster. It started off ten …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/ubiquitous-successful-bus-version-3/)