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Welcome Space – Mission 01

Draft v1: nothing has been physically tested yet

All dimensions are estimates. Check the Assumptions page and the First week plan before cutting or printing.

The first project where grade 4 students meet the FabLab. In 60 minutes, every student builds an LED-lit spaceship they personalize themselves and take home.

Digital Design → Digital Fabrication → Electronics → Assembly → Testing → Functional Product

The finished v1 ship, by day and in a dark room

Illustration of a finished v1 ship with its stickers applied. The nose cone brightness is an estimate and will be verified in the dark-room test.

Make it yours

Every student gets one sticker sheet (printed and cut on the Roland BN-20): 3 window stickers, 3 planets, 5 stars, 3 wing patterns, 2 stripes, a blank name label and a Bug Hunter badge. The pink line is the cut contour.

Sticker sheet

Same sheet, three different ships:

Three personalized ships

How it goes together

Assembly

Status

Area Status
Design v1 draft complete
Tolerances Waiting for comb test
Electronics Waiting for battery holder samples
Pilot Not scheduled

Design principles

  • Electronics in one place: under the base plate, on a single face, tested before mechanical assembly.
  • Glue-free press-fit, solderless circuit, few parts.
  • Poka-yoke: panel slot 28 mm, wing slot 20 mm; the wrong part does not fit the wrong slot.
  • Mistakes are instructive, not destructive.

Scale

6 classes, ~140 students, 160 kits (spares included). Details: kit list. Before building with children, read the safety notes.