BRIAN MERNOFF is the education coordinator at the MIT Museum in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, where he explores how to use current research to engage visitors with the
processes and tools of STEAM.
When making a new model, I look for two things.
First, the subject must be something I’m excited
to learn about. Second, it needs to present a
design challenge: a new mechanism, a complex
shape I don’t know how to model, or a new tool or
technique I haven’t tried before.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
was the perfect combination. I’ve always been a
huge space fan and I had followed the progress
of JWST for years. After the launch, I tracked the
telescope deployment steps online at
jwst.nasa.gov. I’m a huge Transformers fan too,
and what I was watching was pretty much a real
live transformer! I had to figure out how to make
a model that transformed in the same way.
My process begins with a design phase in my
head. I researched schematics of the telescope
and detailed videos and websites describing
the deployment steps. During my hour-long
commute I thought of different mechanisms and
TIME REQUIRED:
1–2 Hours + 2–3 Days Print Time
DIFFICULTY:
Intermediate
COST:
$25–$35
Print this James Webb Space Telescope
model and unfold it like the real thing
PROJECTS: 3D-Printed Webb Telescope
Written and photographed by Brian Mernoff
Deep Space
Transformer
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