{"id":28064,"date":"2026-03-15T17:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28064"},"modified":"2026-03-15T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:59:27","slug":"tech-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28064","title":{"rendered":"Tech Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We focus in this section on technical types of space hobbies and activities. Introductory info and resources are available for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Astronomy &#8211; Probably the oldest hobby of them all<\/li>\n<li>GPS &#8211; Using satellite navigation for fun and adventure.<\/li>\n<li>Modeling &#8211; Build models of rockets, spacecraft, lunar bases, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Near Space &#8211; Balloons to the edge of space<\/li>\n<li>Radio -Listen to satellites and grab images from earth observation sats.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28057\">Rocketry<\/a> &#8211; Build and fly rockets<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Building &#8211; Small satellites have been built even by grade school classes and sent to orbit.<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Observing &#8211; Track and watch satellites overhead<\/li>\n<li>Space Science &#8211; Participate in space science projects.<\/li>\n<li>Space Simulators &#8211; Use programs to simulate rockets and space travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We focus in this section on technical types of space hobbies and activities. Introductory info and resources are available for the following: Astronomy &#8211; Probably the oldest hobby of them all GPS &#8211; Using satellite navigation for fun and adventure. Modeling &#8211; Build models of rockets, spacecraft, lunar bases, etc. Near Space &#8211; Balloons to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?page_id=28064\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tech Hobbies<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28064","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P34aWK-7iE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27803,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":28064,"position":0},"title":"Welcome to HobbySpace","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"HobbySpace offers introductory information, news, and links for space related activities and hobbies in which most everyone can participate. 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