YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober is collaborating with Google and T-Mobile to launch SATGUS, a satellite designed to capture selfies from space, set to launch in January 2025. This project, part of SpaceX's Transporter 12 mission, will allow participants to have their selfies taken with Earth as the backdrop. The initiative highlights the growing role of private companies in space exploration, democratizing access to space and inspiring public interest in science and technology.
YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober is launching a satellite with Google and T-Mobile to offer selfies with Earth in the background. The satellite, set to launch in January 2025 via SpaceX, will take photos of portraits displayed on Google Pixels. To participate, users need a code obtained through CrunchLabs subscriptions, T-Mobile, or Google Pixel offers. The satellite uses a flywheel for positioning and is powered by solar energy. Codes can be redeemed starting December 3rd at spaceselfie.com.
Mark Rober breaks the record for the world's smallest Nerf gun five times, culminating in ones made out of DNA using a technique called DNA origami. These nano Nerf guns, at 100 nanometers in length, could not be seen with the naked eye and required an atomic force microscope to view. Rober suggests that the technology behind these miniaturized Nerf guns could have potential applications in medical breakthroughs, such as targeting and eliminating cancer cells or enhancing healthy cells.
Mark Rober, known for his anti-theft GlitterBombs, used the jumbotron at a San Jose Sharks game to shame fans who were covertly filmed texting and driving as they arrived at the game. Each offender's video was displayed on the jumbotron with their live reaction. The video was posted on the Discovery Channel's TikTok page as a promo for his new revenge-prank show, Mark Rober's Revengineers.
