Model Spacecraft Construction

Units for Secondary School Industrial Arts

A Report
to the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
submitted May 28, 1964
with an
Addendum Report submitted July 1, 1966

by the
California State College at Long Beach

Introduction to Second Edition

This new, enlarged second edition of MODEL SPACECRAFT CONSTRUCTION has been prepared by the California State College at Long Beach, as a report to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to meet the increasing need of secondary school industrial arts teachers for this information.

Six new sets of model drawings and instructions have been included as an addendum: X-15, Gemini Launch Vehicle (Titan II), Gemini, TIROS, Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) and Lunar Module.

The twelve spacecraft included in this new edition are a representative selection from the many used by NASA in space exploration programs.

To the Teacher

This publication was prepared by a committee of industrial arts educators for the purpose of providing aerospace education activities in the secondary schools. It includes the six model plans completed in 1964 and an addendum of six additional model plans completed in June 1966. These were adapted and developed from plans supplied by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The project committee comprised a group of carefully selected secondary school industrial arts teachers of the Long Beach-Los Angeles area, working under the direction of staff members of the Division of Applied Arts and Sciences of the California State College at Long Beach. Although this material was prepared by industrial arts teachers for industrial arts class activities, the project committe recognizes the numerous possiblilities for relating these activities to other subjects of the curriculum.

Projects were developed as suggested procedural patterns with the intent that they be adapted to fit existing classroom and shop situations. The recommended materials and procedures are only guidelines. The student should be encouraged to experiment and apply scientific principles to problem solving techniques in constructing any of the model spacecraft.

Project staff

Dr. C. Thomas Dean, Director
Mr. Floyd M. Grainge, Co-Director
Mrs. Dorothy DeBord
Miss Toshiko Goto
Mr. Jack Kerner
Mr. Richard L. Krahenbuhl
Dr. Irvin. T. Lathrop
Mr. Howard B. Levine
Mr. Arthur Steiner
Mr. Ray Young

Acknowledgements

Model Spacecraft Construction, an incentive guide in aerospace education for secondary teachers, was an outgrowth of the Aerospace Education Workshop at Long Beach State College at Long Beach, California, in August 1963. The material was developed through the efforts of nine teachers selected on the basis of their ability and background in the design and construction of aerospace models. The project was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The material on Spacecraft Construction was made possible through the efforts of the following individuals: Mr. Floyd M. Grainge, Professor of Industrial Arts, Long Beach State College at Long Beach; Mrs. Dorothy DeBord, Secretary, Applied Arts and Sciences Division, Long Beach State College at Long Beach; Miss Toshiko Goto, Art Instructor, Jordan Senior High School, Long Beach, California; Mr. Jack Kerner, Graduate Student, Long Beach State College at Long Beach; Mr. Richard L. Krahenbuhl, Industrial Arts Teacher, Bancroft Junior Hight School, Long Beach, California; Dr. Irvin T. Lathrop, Associate Profesor of Industrial Arts, Long Beach State College at Long Beach; Mr. Howard B. Levine, Industrial Arts Teacher, LaHabra High School, Fullerton, California; Mr. Arthur Steiner, Vice Principal, Dewey Continuation High School, Long Beach, California; Mr. Ray Young, Graduate Student, Long Beach State College at Long Beach.

I would also like to thank the teachers in the field and graduate students who assisted in the review of the material for basic concepts and procedures. Without the assistance of these fine critics, the project would not have been completed so readily for use in aerospace edutation. Our hope is that this project will provide a real stimulus for the implementation of advance work in the area of aerospace education in the secondary schools.

C. Thomas Dean, Project Director
Chairman, Division of Applied Arts and Sciences
Long Beach State College
Long Beach, California
May 1964

Contents:

  • Saturn
  • Explorer XII
  • OSO
  • Relay
  • Mariner II
  • Apollo

    • Model Spacecraft Construction

    Addendum to the Report of May 28, 1964,
    submitted July 1, 1966
    by the
    California State College at Long Beach


    Project Staff

    Dr. C. Thomas Dean, Director
    Dr. Irvin T. Lathrop
    Mr. Richard L. Krahenbuhl
    Mr. Arthur Steiner
    Mr. James L. Denison
    Mrs. Arthur DeBord

    Acknowledgements

    The addendum to Model Spacecraft Construction is an addition to the original Model Spacecraft Construction, a report submitted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the California State College at Long Beach. The demand for the original publication was so great that it was felt that additional material shoudl be developed prior to the second printing of the bulletin. The material was developed through the efforts of four teachers selected on the basis of their ability to critically analyze engineering drawings of space models and modify these for use in an educational program. The project was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    The addendum material for the Model Spacecraft Construction publication was made possible through the efforts of the following individuals: Dr. Irvin T. Lathrop, Associate Professor of Industrial Arts, California State College at Long Beach; Mr. Richard L. Krahenbuhl, Industrial Arts Teacher, Bancroft Junior High School, Long Beach, California; Mr. Arthur Steiner, Counselor, Long Beach Business and Technical College, Long Beach, California; Mr. James L. Denison, Industrial Arts Teacher, Millikan Senior High School, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Arthur DeBord, Secretary, Applied Arts and Sciences Division, California State College at Long Beach.

    In expressing my appreciation I would like to thank the staff members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration who provided information on the spacecraft included in this addendum. Without the assistance and support of these people, this project would not have been completed. Our hope is that this project will provide additional stimulus for further implementation of advanced work in the area of aerospace education in the secondary schools.

    C. Thomas Dean, Project Director
    Chairman, Division of Applied Arts and Sciences
    California State College at Long Beach
    July 1, 1966

    Contents:

  • X-15
  • Gemini Launch Vehicle (Titan II)
  • Gemini
  • TIROS
  • Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO)
  • Lunar Module

    • Back to scale models page

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