# Ep098: China's Moon Rocks, Antikythera Revelations, Creality vs Octoprint, and RC Starship

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-12-18
- Length: 57m
- Episode: 98
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-starship

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss several hardware projects, including Nicholas Raim’s open-source RC Starship that mimics SpaceX’s belly-flop maneuver using vectored thrust, and a Russian creator’s method of extruding filament from old VHS tapes. They also analyze Creality’s Wi-Fi box, a closed-source attempt to replace the open-source OctoPrint ecosystem, and Chris at Click Spring’s reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism, which suggests a lunar calendar based on hole spacing. Finally, they cover China’s Chang’e 5 moon mission, noting its robotic docking procedures as a dry run for future human exploration.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=2) Introduction: Hackaday Podcast Ep098
- [3:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=213) RC Starship: Nicholas Raim’s Belly-Flop Maneuver
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=544) 3D Printing with VHS Tape Filament
- [13:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=786) Antikythera Mechanism: Chris at Click Spring’s Reconstruction
- [20:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=1208) Creality Wi-Fi Box vs. OctoPrint
- [28:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=1692) Time Domain Reflectometry with a Battery
- [33:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=2022) Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Carrier Boards
- [45:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-12-18-ep098-chinas-moon-rocks-antikythera-revelations-creality-vs-octoprint-and-rc-sta#t=2713) China’s Chang’e 5 Moon Mission and Robotic Docking

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Creality (company)
- OctoPrint (other)
- Raspberry Pi (other)
- Nicholas Raim (other)
- SpaceX (company)
- Starship (product)
- Click Spring (other)
- Antikythera mechanism (other)
- Chang'e 5 (product)
- China National Space Administration (company)

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- [Our first in-person show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-04-10-our-first-in-person-show) (The Amp Hour)

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