Thursday 5 January 2012

Paper Spacecraft, Planets and Telescopes

During the course of preparing for Stargazing Oxford in January 2012, we searched the web for a selection of good paper models of spacecraft.  If you aren’t able to come along on the day, here are a sample for you to print out and assemble - enjoy!

Website of ESA Spacecraft (including two versions of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft):
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=35013

..and a similar page for NASA spacecraft (including Galileo):
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/papermodels.cfm

You can make planet-like icosohedra using the links on this page:
http://www.planetscapes.com/maps/ico.html

There's an ALMA receiver & transporter model which gets a little complicated (I think the receiver is more interesting than the transporter):
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/papermodels/pdf/papermodel01.pdf
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/papermodels/pdf/papermodel02.pdf

You can also make a model of the James Webb Space Telescope:
http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/papermodel_swales.html

Canon also released some Universe/Earth related models for the International Year of Astronomy (including sundials, structure of sun, earth, planisphere, solar system, Subaru telescope etc)
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/3148/list_15_1.html
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/3151/list_15_1.html

How about some simple models of paper scientists themselves?  (Einstein is my favourite)
http://lablogatorios.com.br/rainha/scientists-papercraft-models/

...Or some more planet models (needs to be translated from German):
http://www.sternwarte-recklinghausen.de/bastelboegen.html

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