STEM Capsule - First Step

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to build an interactive spaceship console for my kids. My father built one for me and my brother when we were kids, and it gave us some great memories (Growing up with a spaceship). This weekend, I finally convinced my brother to help me design what we are now calling the STEM Capsule.

The idea is to make a full capsule out of six sections. While the full experience will be quite large, a single section is all that is needed to have loads of fun. To compromise on size, you can use just three sections for a half capsule that can be placed against a wall.

To start, we made a section of the STEM Capsule out of cardboard.

Now that we know the dimensions are right, we will make this out of wood and paint it. Then, over the next few months, we’ll design modular console widgets to build up the capsule’s console. We plan to have Tensegrity Labs sponsor the development and cost of this awesome project.