Paper Models

Looking for a break from the plastic habit? There are free paper models of various spacecraft available for download from a bunch of places. Here are those that I know about. You may also want to check out the Card Modeling FAQ page at: http://www.cardfaq.org/.

CNES Paper Models: Ariane 5, Calipso, Corot, Jason 1, Stentor, and more (in French) http://www.cnes.fr/web/5188-maquettes-de-satellites.php

Mars Express http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spcs/goodies/models/mars_express_model_kit.pdf

Integral http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spcs/goodies/models/integral_model_kit.pdf

Venus Express http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/venusexpress/Venus_Express_Model_Instruction.pdf

CardInSpace: Little Joe and Mercury Redstone http://www.cardinspace.com/

Neils Paper Models: Viking 7, Viking 10 and Ariane 1 http://www.geocities.com/nielspapermodels/

Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Satellite http://swift.sonoma.edu/education/swmodguide5.pdf

Deep Impact http://deepimpact.umd.edu/disczone/models.html

Laszlo Vadasz's paper models: Soyuz launch vehicle, Mercury-Redstone launch table http://vad1939.freeweb.hu/

Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center Gift Shop: Saturn V, VentureStar X-33, 1/100 Shuttle Stack, Surveyor, Titan III, and much, much more! http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_real.html

Classic Paper Space Models: R-7 Sputnik, R-7 Vostok, R-7 Transporter, Proton, Titan 1/X-20, LK Lander, ASTP Saturn 1B ClassicPaperSpaceModels/ClassicPaperSpaceModels.html (mirror site)

Phillipus Lansbergen Public Observatory's paper models, including two Delta IIs, a Delta III, ISO, TRACE, Juno 1, Explorer 1, SOHO, Pioneer 4, Giotto, Titan IIIC, Friendship 7 (with escape tower), Diamant B, Diamant BP4, Alouette 1, B-1 Interkosmos, and much, much more! http://www.lansbergen.net/eng/index.htm
Click on the 'models' link in the left pane.

ATV: http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/atv_model/ATV_2002.htm

CONTOUR: http://www.contour2002.org/PDF/model_instructions.pdf
http://www.contour2002.org/PDF/model_template.pdf

Cosmos 1: http://spacecraftkits.com/cosmos1/

Saturn V:
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/papersaturn.html

X-1: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/X1.Paper.Glider.Kit/X1.Paper.Glider.Kit.pdf

X-43: http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/pdf/Hyper-X.pdf

Genesis: http://www.genesismission.org/mission/craft/craftmodel.html

Currell Graphics Free Models (N-1, V-1, V-2, Friede: http://www.currell.net/models/mod_free.htm

TERRIERS satellite: http://www.bu.edu/satellite/classroom/model.html

Friendship 7: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/papermercury.html

Mercury Redstone 8: http://www.spacecraftpapermodels.com/

Ariane 4: http://pierreg.online.fr/carton/projet/arian4/ariane.htm

Planet B: http://www.planet-b.isas.ac.jp/paper.html

Stardust Spacecraft: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/model/

Roton Reusable Launch Vehicle: http://wwwcip.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/~lrt28256/roton/roton.htm

International Space Station, Space Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis, Soyuz Launcher: http://www.marscenter.it/eng/veicol.asp?pa=605

HESSI: http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/hessi/hessi_model.pdf

NASA's Great Observatories: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Curriculum.Support/Technology/Models/NASA's.Great.Observatories.Kit/.index.html

Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Satellite: http://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/learning_center/instructions1.html

Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE): http://www-ssg.sr.unh.edu/tof/Missions/Ace/Model/acemodel.html

Pioneer 10: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/pioneer10/education/paper/index.html

Galileo: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/model.html

Cassini: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/model

Mars Pathfinder: http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/Education/MPF_Model/Main.html

Mars Climate Orbiter: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/model.html

Mars Polar Lander (cruise configuration): http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/mplmodel.html

Mars Polar Lander (landed configuration): http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/mplmodel1.html

Yohkoh solar satellite: http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Model/

Lunar Prospector: http://scikits.com/lpm

NEAR: http://near.jhuapl.edu/Education/model.html

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Sven Knudson
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sknudson@austin.rr.com

CNES Paper Models: Ariane 5, Calipso, Corot, Jason 1, Stentor, and more (in French)	http://www.cnes.fr/web/5188-maquettes-de-satellites.php
Mars Express	http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spcs/goodies/models/mars_express_model_kit.pdf
Integral	http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spcs/goodies/models/integral_model_kit.pdf
Venus Express	http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/venusexpress/Venus_Express_Model_Instruction.pdf
CardInSpace: Little Joe and Mercury Redstone	http://www.cardinspace.com/
Neils Paper Models: Viking 7, Viking 10 and Ariane 1	http://www.geocities.com/nielspapermodels/
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Satellite	http://swift.sonoma.edu/education/swmodguide5.pdf
Deep Impact	http://deepimpact.umd.edu/disczone/models.html
Laszlo Vadasz's paper models: Soyuz launch vehicle, Mercury-Redstone launch table	http://vad1939.freeweb.hu/
Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center Gift Shop: Saturn V, VentureStar X-33, 1/100 Shuttle Stack, Surveyor, Titan III, and much, much more!	http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_real.html
Classic Paper Space Models: R-7 Sputnik, R-7 Vostok, R-7 Transporter, Proton, Titan 1/X-20, LK Lander, ASTP Saturn 1B	ClassicPaperSpaceModels/ClassicPaperSpaceModels.html (mirror site)
Phillipus Lansbergen Public Observatory's paper models, including two Delta IIs, a Delta III, ISO, TRACE, Juno 1, Explorer 1, SOHO, Pioneer 4, Giotto, Titan IIIC, Friendship 7 (with escape tower), Diamant B, Diamant BP4, Alouette 1, B-1 Interkosmos, and much, much more!	http://www.lansbergen.net/eng/index.htm Click on the 'models' link in the left pane.
ATV:	http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/atv_model/ATV_2002.htm
CONTOUR:	http://www.contour2002.org/PDF/model_instructions.pdf http://www.contour2002.org/PDF/model_template.pdf
Cosmos 1:	http://spacecraftkits.com/cosmos1/
Saturn V:	http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/papersaturn.html
X-1:	http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/X1.Paper.Glider.Kit/X1.Paper.Glider.Kit.pdf
X-43:	http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/pdf/Hyper-X.pdf
Genesis:	http://www.genesismission.org/mission/craft/craftmodel.html
*Currell Graphics Free Models (N-1, V-1, V-2, Friede:*	http://www.currell.net/models/mod_free.htm
TERRIERS satellite:	http://www.bu.edu/satellite/classroom/model.html
Friendship 7:	http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/papermercury.html
Mercury Redstone 8:	http://www.spacecraftpapermodels.com/
Ariane 4:	http://pierreg.online.fr/carton/projet/arian4/ariane.htm
Planet B:	http://www.planet-b.isas.ac.jp/paper.html
Stardust Spacecraft:	http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/model/
Roton Reusable Launch Vehicle:	http://wwwcip.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/~lrt28256/roton/roton.htm
International Space Station, Space Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis, Soyuz Launcher:	http://www.marscenter.it/eng/veicol.asp?pa=605
HESSI:	http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/hessi/hessi_model.pdf
NASA's Great Observatories:	http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Curriculum.Support/Technology/Models/NASA's.Great.Observatories.Kit/.index.html
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Satellite:	http://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/learning_center/instructions1.html
Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE):	http://www-ssg.sr.unh.edu/tof/Missions/Ace/Model/acemodel.html
Pioneer 10:	http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/pioneer10/education/paper/index.html
Galileo:	http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/model.html
Cassini:	http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/model
Mars Pathfinder:	http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/Education/MPF_Model/Main.html
Mars Climate Orbiter:	http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/model.html
Mars Polar Lander (cruise configuration):	http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/mplmodel.html
Mars Polar Lander (landed configuration):	http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/mplmodel1.html
Yohkoh solar satellite:	http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Model/
Lunar Prospector:	http://scikits.com/lpm
NEAR:	http://near.jhuapl.edu/Education/model.html