The plans and patterns available in this booklet are designed for students in Grades 5 - 12 to construct a model of Mars Observer. This activity allows the student to see how a planetary spacecraft goes together. While Mars Observer was lost on August 21, 1993, this kit is instructive in demonstrating the details necessary in building a spacecraft in a way that allows all of the instruments to obtain power and function independently without interference from each other.
The Mars Observer Paper Model Kit cannot be reprinted in MOSAIC, thus you will have to obtain a copy by writing to us or to NASA Education Division on school letterhead.
The Mars Observer Paper Model Kit is NASA Office of Human Resources and Education Division Publication #PED-134.
If you are an educator (students- ask your teacher) and wish to obtain a single copy of this kit for a class project, please send us a letter on school letterhead to:
Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program Department of Geology Arizona State University Box 871404 Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, U.S.A. attn.: Ken EdgettOr... write to NASA at----
NASA Education Division Educational Publications Branch Code FEP 300 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20546