John Maushammer

John reverse engineered the firmware in all three Pure Digital disposable cameras and figured out how to connect them to home computers. While not technically a rocket scientist, he has designed hardware and software for satellites.

Author of these Magazine Articles

Rocket-Launched Camcorder
Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut's view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry.
From MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 78

Photographer for these Magazine Articles

Runaway Robots
Rovers at the first annual SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition have minds of their own.
From MAKE: 19: Robots page 72