U.S. Space Shuttle

HISTORY:

The U.S. Space Shuttle program was first launched in 1981 and all space shuttles were retired in 2011. 135 missions were flown by NASA’s fleet, consisting of the Challenger, Discovery, Colombia, Atlantis, and the Endeavour. Space shuttles were also used to help build the International Space Station. In the 30 years of their missions, the shuttles have set records and strived to beat them.

Mission STS-135, ended the space shuttle program on July 21, 2011 after Atlantis came to its last landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

• cardboard
• Hot glue
• White paint
• Black paint
• Permanent marker (black)
• Printer

1. on a piece of cardboard 2 layers thick, cut our the design above. (I messed up a little in my drawing, it is 10 inches by 10 inches)
2. Cut a rectangle 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches long and peel off one side.
3. Glue the rectangle lengthwise to where the cockpit starts.

1. make the front sides by cutting out a piece 1 3/4 high, and 2/14 inches long. On the other end it needs to be 1 1/4 inches high and about 2 3/8 inches long. MAKE 2!
2. Make a rectangle 1 1/4 by 1 inch long.
3. Cut out a triangle large enough to to fit across the top. Cut it on the end to make the front curved
4. Glue it on. (Put a scrap piece under it for extra support)
5. Glue on the sides and front. If they do not fit cut off

1. Make 3 circles out of paper, about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide.
2. Use 2 scraps of cardboard to glue to the sides of the the engines.
3. glue a folded piece of paper into the hole just made. (On both sides)
4. Make 2 smaller and glue them onto the the folded up papers.

1. Spray paint the whole thing white.

1. Use black paint to make the front window.
2. Use a thin brush to make a line under the window.
3. Make a rectangular outline on the thin line you just painted.
4. For on the bottom of the window to the bottom of the cockpit, paint the front black.
5. Use a permanent marker to draw 4 lines going from side to side of the shuttle.
6. Draw a line from the front window to the start of the tail.
7. Paint a line on the back of the wings.
8. Cut out the flaps behind the black lines.
9. Paint the top of the tail.
10. Paint the engines.

• Print out the words:
• NASA “worm logo”
• “NASA Discovery”
• The American Flag
• USA

1. glue them on as shown on as shown above.
2. Cover the whole thing with modge podge.

Have fun!