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Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-08-2014 06:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Matchstick Marvels Tourist Center in Gladbrook, Iowa now displays a 1/26 scale International Space Station — made out of matchsticks!
Construction of the International Space Station (ISS) model is complete, requiring 8 gallons of wood glue, 282,000 matchsticks and 1950 hours to complete.

In addition to the 1/26 scaled model of the completed ISS, two additional space station modules have been made in a 1/13 scale and have cutaway sections to show the inside details of the astronauts and cosmonauts living quarters. Cutaway models of the Russian Zvezda module and the European Space Agency's ATV cargo transport will be displayed separately as floor models, while the matchstick model of the completed ISS can be seen suspended from the ceiling of the exhibit area.

cspg
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posted 05-08-2014 07:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Quite reassuring to see that there are people out there who are far crazier than yourself...1950 hours gluing matchsticks?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-08-2014 08:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If the end result (as here) is the space station, I suggest it's time well spent...

DougS
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posted 05-08-2014 11:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DougS   Click Here to Email DougS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've been to the museum in Gladbrook and his work is incredible. The museum also has a shuttle on the launch pad, the US Capitol building and Notre Dame that are awe-inspiring.

Looks like I need to make another trip there to see the ISS!

Ronpur
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posted 05-08-2014 07:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That is fantastic!! I hope they cut all of the heads off, so it doesn't accidentally burst into flame!

YankeeClipper
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posted 05-10-2014 07:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for YankeeClipper   Click Here to Email YankeeClipper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow! Now that is seriously impressive.

Gilbert
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posted 05-11-2014 02:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gilbert   Click Here to Email Gilbert     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very cool! I would love to visit the museum.

onesmallstep
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posted 05-13-2014 12:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That's the closest any one will get to playing with fire on the ISS — with Russia's MIR the exception.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 02-20-2015 05:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Ripley's debuts space station made out of 280,000 matchsticks, believe it or not

When astronauts describe what they used to assemble the International Space Station, they refer to docking ports, large metal bolts and miles of cabling.

All that artist Patrick Acton needed were 8 gallons of glue and about 280,000 matchsticks, believe it or not.

Acton's 11-foot-long by 15-foot-wide by 4.6 foot tall (3 by 4.5 by 2 meter) space station model may only be one-twenty-sixth (1/26) the size of the orbiting outpost, but is still a sight to behold. Now suspended overhead at Space Center Houston, the visitor complex for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, the matchstick station is part of the new exhibition "Amazing Universe: The Science of Ripley's Believe It or Not!" which opens on Saturday (Feb. 21).

JSC01
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posted 02-20-2015 01:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JSC01     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cool! I don't know if I could have made it to Iowa, but I will definitely be checking out this ISS here in Houston tomorrow!

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