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Falcon 9 Dragon Papercraft Guide

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SPACE-X “Falcon-9 / Dragon” Print on Cardstock (110 lbs)

1 cm

1 inch

1:100 Scale

O
Insterstage / Falcon-9 First Stage

Falcon-9 / Engine section

Connector
Connector

©2012 Not for commercial use


SPACE-X “Falcon-9 / Dragon” Print on Cardstock (110 lbs)
Rev. Final
1 cm

1 inch
Dragon
1:100 Scale capsule

O capsule
support

glue
heatshield
Curve gray area only
cut thru before gluing capsule
lines in support 1
gray area

capsule
support
capsule
support 1

Heatshield
Trunk support ring
is glued aproximately
5 mm down from the
red line of the trunk
segment

Solar panel
shrouds

Trunk Trunk
support support 1

©2012 Not for commercial use


SPACE-X “Falcon-9 / Dragon” Print on Cardstock (110 lbs)
1 cm Rev. Final

Dragon capsule / 2nd Stage-Interstage


1 inch

1:100 Scale Connector

O
Second Stage / Insterstage

O O

Engine Section

e f g h

g
engine

f
glue

grid

a b
a

ar
ul
x ng
re lue
bo cta
g

h
e
d
c d

©2012 Not for commercial use Engine Grid


SPACE-X “Falcon-9 / Dragon” Print on Cardstock (110 lbs)
1 cm Rev. Final

1 inch
O
1:100 Scale
MERLIN Engines and covers

Umbilical Tray

Do not cut
white space

cut here

©2012 Not for commercial use


SPACE-X “Dragon” Print on Cardstock (110 lbs)
1 cm Rev. Final

1 inch capsule
support
1:100 Scale

capsule
O support 1

Curve gray area only


before gluing

cut thru
lines in cut capsule
gray area support

glue
heatshield capsule
support 1

Heatshield

Trunk support ring


5 mm
is glued aproximately
5 mm down from the
red line of the trunk
segment
L R R
cut out
triangular areas

cut out
triangular areas

L
Trunk
support

Trunk
support 1

©2012 Not for commercial use L R


© 2012

SPACEX “Falcon-9 / Dragon”


Instruction Manual
Falcon-9 paper model schematics 1:100 scale

D Dragon capsule

T Dragon's trunk

1:144 scale
connector

Second stage/
2S/I Interstage

connector
connector

Second stage,
Interstage and
First stage for 1S
1:144 scale model First Stage

connector connector Bottom section

Engine box with grid

Merlin engines
Dragon capsule schematics (both scales)

Top view of Falcon-9

Front capsule hatch


Capsule-trunk
connector

Solar panel
shroud

Solar panel
shroud

Falcon-9 main umbilical tray

NOT TO SCALE
Building the Dragon capsule

There are 2 versions of the


Dragon capsule, one to be
displayed on top of the
Falcon-9 rocket and the
other as in orbital
configuration with open
hatch.
This photo shows the open
hatch capsule.
The assembly for both
versions is the same.
The gray area needs to be
curved before assembling
the capsule. (arrow)
The seamline of the heatshield needs to be centered with
the aft hatch of the Dragon capsule
Dragon capsule with open forward hatch in orbital Simple Dragon capsule version to be displayed
configuration. atop of the Falcon-9 rocket.

Building the capsule trunk


Building the Falcon-9 rocket
This part was deleted from
the final design and was
modified.
Connecting Dragon with the trunk
Building the Solar Panels shrouds
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