Russia ’s radio telescope , Speckt - R , currently harbor the record for the largest satellite orb Earth , weighing in at around 11,000 pounds . But thanks to the magical ware designers atPostlerferguson , you could now fit a Speckt - R on your desk — along with three other iconic unmanned spacecraft .
Postlerferguson ( aka British design brace Ian Ferguson and Martin Postler ) deal their wares online through their tocopherol - commerce site , Papafoxtrot . They make a whole collection of wooden models that replicate real - world engineering phenoms , includingEmma Maersk , one of the largest lading ships on Earth . Last class , they branched into remote-controlled ballistic capsule , which proved to be wildly pop for kids and adult alike . Now , their models are sold at London Design Museum .
A few highlights , beyond the monumental Speckt - R , admit theORS-1 , a three - pronged orbital radio telescope that serves America with reconnaissance mission data point , and theGeotail , a lank white-hot ‘ bot that mention the Earth ’s magnetosphere . [ Papafoxtrot ]
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