Innovators from NASA’s Langley Research Center will participate in the Hampton Roads Mini-Maker Faire, Saturday, May 6, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton.
According to organizers, a Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments and projects.
In anticipation of the Maker Faire, NASA Langley and the Sigma Series at the Virginia Air & Space Center hosted speakers including Dale Dougherty, the founder of the Maker Faire movement, who also checked out some of the models and other components NASA Langley technicians and researchers make for their work.
“I think what you get out of being a maker is a mindset,” Dougherty said, speaking at NASA’s Langley Research Center as part of the Colloquium lecture series. “It’s not just that you learn the skills or that you learn to use tools. You begin to think differently. You start to think about what’s possible.”
The Hampton Roads Mini-Maker Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Although the event is free to attend, you must register. Registration will also be available at the door.
More than a dozen employees of NASA Langley are scheduled to participate in the event that will showcase hobbies and projects ranging from 3D virtual reality to banjo-making and robotics.
NASA Langley’s involvement is part of its 100th-anniversary activities. The center was formed in 1917 and is the oldest NASA facility. For more events open to the public, check out the Langley centennial site.
Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman