When I try to explain the Big Bang Theory to my granddaughter, I start with Edwin Hubble’s discovery that the universe was expanding. If it is expanding now, then in the past the universe had to have been smaller, denser and hotter. The start of the expansion is what we now call the Big Bang. If there was a Big Bang, there would be left over cosmic background radiation. For that, I’ll show her a paper model of the COBE space telescope by John J available on jleslie48.com/gallery_models.html. When it comes to evidence of primordial helium, I couldn’t find a paper model of the ASTRO-2 UV observatory that was on the STS-67 mission. Therefore, I decided to design and build a model of the UV telescope that could fit into AXM’s 1:144 scale or Fortezza’s 1:100 scale model of the space shuttle Endeavour.
The UV observatory would include the pallet and associated Igloo (power supply for instrument on the pallet), the Instrument Pointing System (IPS), the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Polarimeter Photometer (WUPPE), the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), the star tracker, the Optical Sensor Package (OPS), and Integrated Radiator System (IRS). To complete the payload visible in the space shuttle cargo bay, the model will also include the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) pallet as well as 2 Get Away Special or Hitchhiker Program (GAS) canisters.
I started with the HUT to see if it was possible to build the spectroscope, shutter doors, and other details inside the telescope. I am pleased to report that it can be done. Next, I will try to build the WUPPE.
The UV observatory would include the pallet and associated Igloo (power supply for instrument on the pallet), the Instrument Pointing System (IPS), the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Polarimeter Photometer (WUPPE), the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), the star tracker, the Optical Sensor Package (OPS), and Integrated Radiator System (IRS). To complete the payload visible in the space shuttle cargo bay, the model will also include the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) pallet as well as 2 Get Away Special or Hitchhiker Program (GAS) canisters.
I started with the HUT to see if it was possible to build the spectroscope, shutter doors, and other details inside the telescope. I am pleased to report that it can be done. Next, I will try to build the WUPPE.
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