Models

Photograph of completed paper model. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Spitzer Paper Model (.pdf)
Build your own detailed paper model of the Spitzer Space Telescope. Simply download the paper model, created by Erik te Groen of the Public Observatory Philippus Lansbergen. You can then print out the file on any color printer (note that the document is in both landscape and portrait mode), follow the instructions, and voilà!

One of the detailed instruction pages for the Delta II paper model. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Delta II Paper Model (.pdf)
The Spitzer Space Telescope, then known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was the milestone 300th launch of the Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle. Erik te Groen of the Public Observatory Philippus Lansbergen created a detailed paper model of that particular launch vehicle to commemorate the launch. Now you can download, print, and construct that model to accompany your Spitzer paper model.

A rendering of the completed Lego model.

Spitzer Lego Model
Dr. Jennifer Karr, a researcher at the Spitzer Science Center, figured out how to build a model of Spitzer using the popular Lego building blocks. Step-by-step instructions, complete with a parts list, are provided here for your entertainment.

An artist's conception of Spitzer rendered with the 3-D computer model.

Spitzer 3-D Computer Models
The Cool Cosmos website offers 3-D computer models of Spitzer in a wide variety of formats, including Lightwave, 3D Studio, and MAX. For use by 3-D animators who'd like to have their own virtual Spitzer.

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