Boise State Microgravity

06/20/2019

Thought we were done for the summer? Think again!

For all our 21 and up followers, come join us for Adult Night at the Discovery Center of Idaho on June 28th! The event will include food and beverages provided by local favorites such at Lost Grove Brewing, Boise Fry Company, and Pie Hole and programming from Kaleidisco, VR1 Arcade, Idaho LEGO User Group, and more!

For tickets and more information, check out the Discovery Center's website. You won't want to miss out!

06/02/2019

WALL-E lives!

The team made it to Houston this morning safe and sound. We will be testing on Tuesday and sharing the experience with you via an Instagram takeover with ! Make sure to tune in!

05/22/2019

The motors that drive WALL-E's motion are housed inside an acryllic shell. Signals are sent from these motors to a "black box" that houses a small computer called a Raspberry Pi. Our team has developed a program on this computer that controls the motors and provides a user interface (UI). Through the UI, the operator can precisely manipulate the positions of each finger while also viewing a live feed from a camera on WALL-E's palm so they can see its movement in real time.

11 days until Houston!

05/13/2019

The semester is finally over!

Now that we're out of the gauntlet, let's give you all a quick update on where we're at: Our test week is the first week of June so the team has been taking things into the shop to finish the fabrication of WALL-E.

As we progress over the next couple weeks, we'll give you more updates on the process in preparation for test week.

Thank you to all our followers for sticking with us!

03/28/2019

Hey!

Go have a read about us. Courtesy of Idaho Statesman reporter and BSU's own Anna Webb. 📰

http://tinyurl.com/y2xqomof

03/08/2019

Happy Friday followers!

It's been a minute since we've updated all of you on what we've been up to. We still have a lot of work to do before we're ready to show you our device, but while we've been working on that we've also been heavily focused on our outreach.

Our most recent event was on Feb. 28th when we helped put on Aerospace Day here at our campus that included a talk from retired astronaut Steve Swanson. We were able to record this talk to share it for anyone to hear Steve's story so check it out below!

Going forward, we are reaching a point where we'll have plenty to showcase from our work and outreach so be sure to check back with us here and on Instagram. Thank you to everyone who has followed us up to this point! We sincerely appreciate you!

Thank you to everyone who made this event possible! Website: http://coen.boisestate.edu/microgravity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boisestatemicrogra...

10/11/2018

Good evening followers!

It's been a few weeks since we've updated you so let's fill you in on where we are:

Over the past few weeks, the team has been hard at work determining which challenge to work on and brainstorming different ideas for the best way to go about the one we inevitably choose. Our proposal is due in a few weeks so stay tuned to hear all about what we decide to end up doing!

Meanwhile, we've had our first few outreach events and have a few more planned. We will be sharing pictures from them here and on our Instagram page as they happen going forward.

Lastly, if you are a current student at Boise State and are interested in joining us or know someone who would be we are always open to new members. Check out our website, contact us at [email protected], or simply come talk with us at our weekly meeting tomorrow at 12:00 in RUCH 336.

Have a good night and a pleasant day tomorrow everyone!

09/18/2018

Happy Monday to our followers!

We are currently at the start of week 5 of the new semester and that means some new faces and new challenges. First, we'd like to share with you this year's leadership which features three returning flight team members:

-Team Lead: Ryan Caldwell
-Assistant Team Lead: Trever Robertson
-Outreach Coordinator: Braden Robinson
-Media Coordinator: Robin DeLeon

While this group brings a lot of their own experience to the leadership, the first few meetings have included a plethora of talented students from a diverse set of majors. If you are a student at Boise State and interested in getting involved, email the team at [email protected]. We're always open to more members!

Also, if you'd like to see the challenges this year visit https://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/.

Lastly, we will be attending our first several outreach events starting this week so keep up with us here, on our Instagram page , and on our website linked in the bio.

NASA Microgravity University

04/22/2018

Introducing the 2018 Boise State Microgravity team!

03/09/2018

Great time at the LSAMP Conference! Designed a tool to carry an egg from point A to point B!

12/09/2017

We are pleased to announce that Boise State's Microgravity team proposal has been accepted by NASA. We will be traveling down to Houston, Texas to test our tool in the NBL at Johnson Space Center. As a team, we couldn't be happier!