Full-sized spaceships made from plywood

Peter Hennessey, an Australian artist, builds 1:1 models of spacecraft out of plywood. He's done the Hubble, Voyager, Mission Control, and the Lunar Rover.

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

Anonymous

Just this Monday I met Sarah Beck when she talked about her Ã–DE project (among other works) at Dorkbot Toronto. Her Ã–DE project started with a pressboard tank (affordable, y’know, like stuff from Ikea).

“For Ã–DE, helping create a better everyday life means offering a wide range of weapons.” … “Most of our products are made of wood or wood fibers, so naturally Ã–DE is concerned about the environment!” — http://www.shopode.com/
Anonymous

Have you seen Tom Sachs’ Lunar lander? That piece is amazing!
http://www.tomsachs.org/exhibition/space-program

It is made out of steel plywood and it was a crazy installation that even had Tom Sachs running mission control on a fake trip to the moon. Its beyond just recreation its re imagination and actually embodies the spirit of the original nasa.
orwellian

Okay, so how much to have a plywood Spacelab made? It would be the coolest modular home ever! Eight-year-old Orwellian is in awe right now.
Anonymous

See also – http://tomsachs.com/exhibition/space-program