Here are some nice looking satellite papercrafts. The one on top is the ConeXpress from Dutchspace. The second site has the GPS and Compass satellites which are are about 10" tall and 12" - 16 " wide and will take 1 - 2 hours to complete. They will also add the Glonass and the Galileo in the future.
WINDS (Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite, also known as Kizuna), is a Japanese communication satellite. Launch was originally scheduled for 2007. The launch date was eventually set for Feb. 15 2008, however a problem detected in a second stage manoeuvring thruster delayed it to Feb. 23. t will be used to relay the internet to Japanese homes and businesses, through Ka-band signals-wikipedia
Niels' latest model is the Ariane 4(44LP) rocket. Ariane is a series of a European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French mythological character Ariadne.
The Ariane 4 is scaled at 1:96 with more than 200 parts and stands at 60cm high when built. The stages can be separated and includes internal parts. The payload section includes small models of the 3 satellites launched at the first flight. You can download Ariane 1-3 as well as his other space models.
Niels Paper Models
SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) (Ancient Greek: Σελήνη, moon), better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや, Kaguya), is the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft. Produced by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and NASDA (both organizations that are now part of the Japan Aero Space Exploration Agency, or JAXA), the spacecraft was launched September 14,2007-wiki
Cardmodels-R-the site that brings you the best looking Russian space models has been updated. Check out the Tcyklon-4 rev.2.1 and Tcyklon-3 rev.2 launchers. Both models are in 1:96 scale.
Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. That ill-fated flight had been intended to rendezvous and dock with Soyuz 2; now Soyuz 3 with cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi would attempt this goal-wiki
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. Its position outside the Earth's atmosphere provides significant advantages over ground-based telescopes — images are not blurred by the atmosphere, there is no background from light scattered by air, and the Hubble can observe ultra-violet light that is normally absorbed by the ozone layer in observations made from Earth. Since its launch in 1990, it has become one of the most important instruments in the history of astronomy.
Make your very own hand-held Hubble telescope model. There are three levels of difficulties. The easiest is the PVC model which will require PVC pipes. The second is a paper model with 3o pieces of parts. Last but not the least is an expert papermodel with 300 pieces of parts that will require 30 hours to build. You have the option of also assembling the internal structure of the telescope, including the mirror and the instrument bay, which fits inside the external shell.
I have featured Soviet and American real space models before. It's time for some Chinese models this time. The papercraft above is the Changzheng (Long March) 2F rocket, the longest and heaviest among all Chinese launch rockets wherein you have to print 5 pages of parts. The second is the Shenzhou (Divine Vessel) which is pretty simple with only 2 pages of parts.
Real space modellers are in for a treat. More than a dozen of highly-detailed Soviet space launcher, rocket and satellite papercrafts. These models vary in scales and complexity. I'm thinking of building the Energia model which has about 27 pages of parts. Enjoy!
Download this beautiful 1:48 Lunar Module paper model model plus a 1:96 Chinese rocket Chang Zheng and a 1:48 Japanese Imperial navy submarine Ko-Hyoteki. Just hit the download button.
To all space shuttle fans, this is the site for you. You can build a 1:144 scale Space Shuttle papermodel in several versions: A Full Stack version with External tank and boosters or a single Orbiter with either a closed or open payload bay.
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"Build your own space exploratiom fleet." That's what it says on the NASA site. And indeed, you can make a fleet of satellite models. From an easy 1 page "Mars 2001 Odyssey" to a challenging 14 page " Cassini" advanced paper model.
NASA
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