A great looking model of the Hubble telescope is on display at LEGO Ideas – The Hubble Space Telescope. The site will consider turning a scratch built model like this into a production product if there is enough interest shown.
Category Archives: Space Models
Stratosphere Models – kits for X planes, NASA spacecraft and more
Here’s a message from Stephane Cochin of Stratosphere Models:
Stratosphere Models produce the finest, high quality, pressure cast models of X-Planes and NASA spacecrafts as well as classified USAF spaceplane kits (several of which required in depth research that lasted several years).
Several of my kits were produced with the technical and research assistance of some of the biggest names in the domain of aerospace engineering, particularly for my series of hypersonic and classified spaceplanes, as well as for several of my NASA X-Planes. People who worked in high positions as chief test engineer, chief of hypersonic propulsion design or at national research laboratories.
Some particular examples include the chief test engineer for the Rockwell Int’l -NASA X-31 program, as well as professor Paul Czysz, of Parks College, formerly with the hypersonics propulsion and design department of Mc Donnell [Douglas]as well as the AFFDL lab at Wright Patterson (for my series of classified USAF spaceplanes and my research on Aurora and PWDE engines, on which he provided guidance as well as a long distance accelerated course on hypersonics).
Many other engineers and specialists have helped me along the years for several of my projects, either through their own initiative or from interviews i conducted with them concerning certain aspects of hypersonic design or specific aircrafts.
See, for example, the X-37, X-38, and DC-X.
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Find lots more links to space modeling stores and resources in the HobbySpace Modeling section.
New SpaceX Falcon 9 model rocket + More about LittleBits SpaceKit
SpaceX has added a new model rocket kit based on the latest Falcon 9 rocket design: Falcon 9 and Fairing Flying Model Rocket Kit – Featured
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I recently wrote about the LittleBits SpaceKit: Assemble your own space program that allows you to assembly many types of fun space-inspired gadgets from a set of electronic modules. Here’s an article about the SpaceKit: Build a Spacecraft at Home with NASA-Approved Space Kit – Space.com
LittleBits SpaceKit: Assemble your own space program
The company littleBits has developed an open source collection of electronic modules that snap together with magnets to make all sorts of fun gadgets. They have collaborated with NASA to create a SpaceKit package: Build Your Own Mini Mars Rover With These Brilliant, NASA-Approved Blocks – Design.WIRED
The package includes “12 modules, 5 NASA lesson plans and 10 STEAM activities”. With it you can assemble a Mars Rover:
A space helmet:
The Space Booklet (pdf) describes the SpaceKit and several projects based on it.
This video shows a sampling of space projects:
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ISS paper model from NASA
NASA offers a paper card model plan for the International Space Station: Build the Station Simulation – NASA Educator’s Guide
Audience: Educators
Grades: 5-8With just a few materials, building a paper model of the International Space Station (ISS) can become an excellent group, troop, or class project. This publication contains a brief overview of the ISS, its parts, the science that occurs on board, instructions, and extensions for an interdisciplinary technology experience Discover more about the Station Explore fun facts, simulate building the Station, and learn about the international partners.
Build the Station Simulation Educator’s Guide [3.61MB PDF file]
Find more paper spacecraft models in the HobbySpace Modeling section.