LED Space Helmet Photo Booth
Maker Faire Bay Area 2017
MAKERS
Jennifer Mann
By day, Jenn manages a research laboratory studying infectious diseases. The rest of the time, she works on a variety of projects including LED space helmets, costuming for Burning Man and the Edwardian Ball, and props for SF's Capacitor.
Zachary Morriss
Zach is a maker who likes lasers, robots, succulents, and cats. He sleeps next to his 3d printer and dreams in impedance matched traces and parametric CAD. When not tinkering or adventuring, he's working on self driving cars.
The Space Helmet Photo Booth returns to Maker Faire! Try on an LED space helmet, take a picture of your adventure to space.
What inspired you to make this project?:
I created the first LED space helmet because I wanted a unique costume for a David Bowie themed Halloween party in 2012. Additionally, I wanted something interactive that I could share with other people by handing them the color-changing remote, or by them wearing the space helmet. I received multiple requests after the party for more space helmets, so I sold homebuilt ones on Etsy for a year, and then wrote an Instructable (instructables.com/id/LED-Space-Helmet/) to share the process with everyone.
