Witness the liftoff and landing of NASAs Columbia space shuttle crewed by. Peter Madden who wanted to help make sure the public would see and be able to access this open data initiative. space shuttle, also called Space Transportation System, partially reusable. This project was generously supported by Meredith Siegfried Madden and Dr. NASA transferred Discovery to the Smithsonian in April 2012 after a delivery flight over the nation's capital.” From 1984 to 2012, Discovery flew 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million km (150 million mi) -more than the other orbiters. The Hubble Space Telescope LEGO build features movable solar panels and a hatch door, just like on the real thing. “Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space. This space shuttle model will appeal to space enthusiasts and anyone wanting an immersive building challenge, making it a great gift.
Also, their collection of more than 2000+ models, Open Access models, is completely free and not copyrighted.Ĭlick on image to visit Smithsonian Discovery model page Through the Smithsonian Discovery model page you can download a different variety of Discovery 3D model file types and for example, 3D printed it.
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As you can see from some of the pics and videos we did some shots from the ground (for the heat shield and lower sides of shuttle) but a lot of the imagery and scans were captured from big cherry pickers.”įor such a big model laser scans helped to get every detail possible, so you can even check the serial numbers or look up into the wheel well.
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NASA Space Shuttle Full Stack Wood 1:200 Model. Both the laser scans and the photogrammetry were processed into the final model. This exceptional handcrafted wood model of the Shuttle Orbiter is produced from Boeing approved drawings and meticulously painted to resemble the actual aircraft.
Vincent Rossi, Smithsonian 3D Digitization Office, Branch Manager explains the process: “We used a Surphaser laser scanner, Z+F laser scanner, and Canon 5DsR with mounted ring-flashes for photogrammetry capture all processed in Realit圜apture software (Try it Now).
Exterior capture wrapping this week /ddmX8plIgh- Smithsonian 3D May 4, 2017 Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program Office recently scanned the Space Shuttle Discovery, in high resolution using tens of thousands of 50-megapixel images and hundreds of laser scans.ġ2,000 images imported into our photogrammetry #3D model of the Space Shuttle Discovery. How Realit圜apture is being used in cases such as these? Smithsonian Institution recently 3D scanned their Orbiter Space Shuttle OV-103 Discovery. NASA is known for approaching its fans with different mobile apps allowing people to discover Spacecraft through AR, NASA selfies or other 3D deep space exploration.