Aaron DeVries🌎
@aaronmdevries.bsky.social
He/him, DIY Aerospace, game dev, 3D modeling, 3Dprinting, writer,
Terran 🌎
I make things
http://mastodon.social/@Aaron_DeVries
Terran 🌎
I make things
http://mastodon.social/@Aaron_DeVries
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I have an Etsy shop where I make and sell 3D printed model kits. I mostly focus on obscure space things (from history and concepts) with some technical cutaway models.
I add new ones from time to time and accept custom orders.
Feel free to check it out.
www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ADMi...
I add new ones from time to time and accept custom orders.
Feel free to check it out.
www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ADMi...
Been working on another USAF commission. This one is related to the Dyna-Soar. A reusable booster designed by Boeing with a recoverable booster stage.
#3dprinting #3dmodeling #space #history
#3dprinting #3dmodeling #space #history
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Been working on another USAF commission. This one is related to the Dyna-Soar. A reusable booster designed by Boeing with a recoverable booster stage.
#3dprinting #3dmodeling #space #history
#3dprinting #3dmodeling #space #history
I was sent pictures of the Dyna-Soar model I made fully printed, painted and ready for display.
I'm supper happy about this, it feels so good to see something I made professionally finished for display.
#3dmodeling #space #3dprinting
I'm supper happy about this, it feels so good to see something I made professionally finished for display.
#3dmodeling #space #3dprinting
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I was sent pictures of the Dyna-Soar model I made fully printed, painted and ready for display.
I'm supper happy about this, it feels so good to see something I made professionally finished for display.
#3dmodeling #space #3dprinting
I'm supper happy about this, it feels so good to see something I made professionally finished for display.
#3dmodeling #space #3dprinting
Imagine being condemned to live as an immortal being, and your only hope for non-infinite persistence is if proton decay is real.
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Imagine being condemned to live as an immortal being, and your only hope for non-infinite persistence is if proton decay is real.
It's interesting to see certain out of touch people claim that empathy is a "weakness" or "bad for civilization". When empathy was one of the biggest factors in our species survival, and the development of the very civilization they claim to care about but clearly are acting against maliciously.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's interesting to see certain out of touch people claim that empathy is a "weakness" or "bad for civilization". When empathy was one of the biggest factors in our species survival, and the development of the very civilization they claim to care about but clearly are acting against maliciously.
For #halloween I did a special video that's a deep dive into the Martians from the War of the worlds. Exploring their motivations, technology and biology. Just me yapping about my favoright book for 40 minutes.
youtu.be/ofbBmIvJ5DI?...
#sci-fi #youtube #mars #space #literature
youtu.be/ofbBmIvJ5DI?...
#sci-fi #youtube #mars #space #literature
To Carry Warfare Sunward : A deep dive into the Martians from the War of the Worlds
YouTube video by venera13
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
For #halloween I did a special video that's a deep dive into the Martians from the War of the worlds. Exploring their motivations, technology and biology. Just me yapping about my favoright book for 40 minutes.
youtu.be/ofbBmIvJ5DI?...
#sci-fi #youtube #mars #space #literature
youtu.be/ofbBmIvJ5DI?...
#sci-fi #youtube #mars #space #literature
For the Dyna-Soar spaceplane model I did for a client in the US airforce, I noticed a lot of the references material I got I had not seen before. Turnes out they had it declassified just 3 years ago, so that explains it.
I'm also getting X-33 and Star-Raker material so I'm very curious.
I'm also getting X-33 and Star-Raker material so I'm very curious.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For the Dyna-Soar spaceplane model I did for a client in the US airforce, I noticed a lot of the references material I got I had not seen before. Turnes out they had it declassified just 3 years ago, so that explains it.
I'm also getting X-33 and Star-Raker material so I'm very curious.
I'm also getting X-33 and Star-Raker material so I'm very curious.
The wood #cubesat has a flight computer! A small Pi Zero 2 W (not mounted yet, just on the top shelf to show scale). Up next is the power supply components.
If you would like to help the project, there is a GoFundMe
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
If you would like to help the project, there is a GoFundMe
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The wood #cubesat has a flight computer! A small Pi Zero 2 W (not mounted yet, just on the top shelf to show scale). Up next is the power supply components.
If you would like to help the project, there is a GoFundMe
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
If you would like to help the project, there is a GoFundMe
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
A very interesting custom print job I did. It's a 3x vertical exaggeration of Copernicus crater on the moon. The lines from (I belive) the orbital mapping passes are even visible.
This one is actually going to my father for display at his observatory.
#astronomy #3Dprinting #space #science
This one is actually going to my father for display at his observatory.
#astronomy #3Dprinting #space #science
October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A very interesting custom print job I did. It's a 3x vertical exaggeration of Copernicus crater on the moon. The lines from (I belive) the orbital mapping passes are even visible.
This one is actually going to my father for display at his observatory.
#astronomy #3Dprinting #space #science
This one is actually going to my father for display at his observatory.
#astronomy #3Dprinting #space #science
Person 1: "Oh that's a cute cat, what breed are they?"
Person 2: "I'm not entirely sure, I think an American Shorthair maybe?"
Avi Loeb: "It MIGHT be an ALIEN SPACESHIP and here is my paper detailing how it's very likely ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!"
Person 2: "I'm not entirely sure, I think an American Shorthair maybe?"
Avi Loeb: "It MIGHT be an ALIEN SPACESHIP and here is my paper detailing how it's very likely ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!"
October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Person 1: "Oh that's a cute cat, what breed are they?"
Person 2: "I'm not entirely sure, I think an American Shorthair maybe?"
Avi Loeb: "It MIGHT be an ALIEN SPACESHIP and here is my paper detailing how it's very likely ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!"
Person 2: "I'm not entirely sure, I think an American Shorthair maybe?"
Avi Loeb: "It MIGHT be an ALIEN SPACESHIP and here is my paper detailing how it's very likely ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!"
Well, so far I raised enough to get the flight computer for the wood cubesat. So that's a start and honestly raises my optimism a bit. Now I need to get the camera and power system.
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
Donate to Wood cubesat demonstrator, organized by Aaron DeVries
I am raising funds to fully realize a test flight of a wood frame cubesat.
As more and mo… Aaron DeVries needs your support for Wood cubesat demonstrator
www.gofundme.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well, so far I raised enough to get the flight computer for the wood cubesat. So that's a start and honestly raises my optimism a bit. Now I need to get the camera and power system.
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
www.gofundme.com/f/wood-cubes...
#space #science #gofundme
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report offers good news about Earth's ozone layer, a positive sign for the health of people and the planet.
https://ow.ly/G1FW50X3YJ8
https://ow.ly/G1FW50X3YJ8
Smaller ozone hole in 2024 pushes Earth closer to seeing it vanish - The Weather Network
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report offers good news about Earth's ozone layer, which is on the road to a recovery to 1980 values in the coming decades--a positive sign for the health of people and the planet.
ow.ly
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report offers good news about Earth's ozone layer, a positive sign for the health of people and the planet.
https://ow.ly/G1FW50X3YJ8
https://ow.ly/G1FW50X3YJ8
Here's my hot take of the day.
Phones should not be made wider and thinner. They would be made a bit smaller and thicker. Easier to hold, better battery life. If you need a tablet get a tablet. Phones should be convenient.
Phones should not be made wider and thinner. They would be made a bit smaller and thicker. Easier to hold, better battery life. If you need a tablet get a tablet. Phones should be convenient.
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here's my hot take of the day.
Phones should not be made wider and thinner. They would be made a bit smaller and thicker. Easier to hold, better battery life. If you need a tablet get a tablet. Phones should be convenient.
Phones should not be made wider and thinner. They would be made a bit smaller and thicker. Easier to hold, better battery life. If you need a tablet get a tablet. Phones should be convenient.
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
Tianwen-3 Mars sample return. Launch in late 2028.
September 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Tianwen-3 Mars sample return. Launch in late 2028.
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
JAXA's Hiroshi Yamakawa says MMX Phobos sample return mission almost ready, undergoing final testing. Launch in 2026, return to Earth with samples of the Martian moon in 2031. #IAC2025
September 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
JAXA's Hiroshi Yamakawa says MMX Phobos sample return mission almost ready, undergoing final testing. Launch in 2026, return to Earth with samples of the Martian moon in 2031. #IAC2025
Another one of my model kits is going to a US military base. One of my Orions went to Vandenberg, and now I'm doing a custom order that will be displayed at Wright-Patterson. That's kind of neat.
September 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Another one of my model kits is going to a US military base. One of my Orions went to Vandenberg, and now I'm doing a custom order that will be displayed at Wright-Patterson. That's kind of neat.
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
I started a GoFundme for the wood cubesat project. I don't expect much honestly, but even just $50 would cover the flight computer and a few other components.
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I started a GoFundme for the wood cubesat project. I don't expect much honestly, but even just $50 would cover the flight computer and a few other components.
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
Sierra Space's LIFE inflatable space station module undergroing a full-scale pressure test:
youtu.be/_7NiBD3KqkQ
It burst at 427% of its operating pressure, well above NASA's requirements.
youtu.be/_7NiBD3KqkQ
It burst at 427% of its operating pressure, well above NASA's requirements.
September 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sierra Space's LIFE inflatable space station module undergroing a full-scale pressure test:
youtu.be/_7NiBD3KqkQ
It burst at 427% of its operating pressure, well above NASA's requirements.
youtu.be/_7NiBD3KqkQ
It burst at 427% of its operating pressure, well above NASA's requirements.
Hey @scottmanley.bsky.social I would be interested in your thoughts on wood satellite frames, such as the Japanese Lignosat 1, or my little project.
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey @scottmanley.bsky.social I would be interested in your thoughts on wood satellite frames, such as the Japanese Lignosat 1, or my little project.
I started a GoFundme for the wood cubesat project. I don't expect much honestly, but even just $50 would cover the flight computer and a few other components.
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I started a GoFundme for the wood cubesat project. I don't expect much honestly, but even just $50 would cover the flight computer and a few other components.
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
gofund.me/cce23e386
#space #science #gofundme #fundraiser #cubesat
Reposted by Aaron DeVries🌎
major traffic incident
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
major traffic incident
I'm going to start a crowd funding campaign for the wood cubesat. I don't expect to raise any money for it at all. But I would rather try and fail then not try at all.
stay tuned.
#space #cubesat #science #crowdfund
stay tuned.
#space #cubesat #science #crowdfund
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm going to start a crowd funding campaign for the wood cubesat. I don't expect to raise any money for it at all. But I would rather try and fail then not try at all.
stay tuned.
#space #cubesat #science #crowdfund
stay tuned.
#space #cubesat #science #crowdfund
War of the worlds is full of lines that go incredibly hard. Like this one from Chapter 1, discussing the Martians facing the slow inevitable death of their planet.
"The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts."
#sci-fi
"The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts."
#sci-fi
September 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
War of the worlds is full of lines that go incredibly hard. Like this one from Chapter 1, discussing the Martians facing the slow inevitable death of their planet.
"The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts."
#sci-fi
"The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts."
#sci-fi
It will be interesting to see the effects of resurgent polio in the US in the 2030s.
you would think their oligarchs would be against this trend. They want their labour cast to be uneducated and obedient, not chronically ill. Then again long term planning is not capitalism strong suit.
you would think their oligarchs would be against this trend. They want their labour cast to be uneducated and obedient, not chronically ill. Then again long term planning is not capitalism strong suit.
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It will be interesting to see the effects of resurgent polio in the US in the 2030s.
you would think their oligarchs would be against this trend. They want their labour cast to be uneducated and obedient, not chronically ill. Then again long term planning is not capitalism strong suit.
you would think their oligarchs would be against this trend. They want their labour cast to be uneducated and obedient, not chronically ill. Then again long term planning is not capitalism strong suit.
Ok, in the game i'm working on there are modifiers the player can buy and use, one is a health pickup that increases max health. I just noticed enemies can pick that one up and it works on them.
Unintentional, but I think it's funny so I'm leaving that in.
Unintentional, but I think it's funny so I'm leaving that in.
September 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ok, in the game i'm working on there are modifiers the player can buy and use, one is a health pickup that increases max health. I just noticed enemies can pick that one up and it works on them.
Unintentional, but I think it's funny so I'm leaving that in.
Unintentional, but I think it's funny so I'm leaving that in.