* 6. ASSEMBLE THE DESPUN SECTION

• Print Parts Sheet 6 on white card stock.

• Cut out the DESPUN BUS. Bend up the tab marked BEND toward the black side. Apply glue to the area marked GLUE, and curl the piece around into a conic shape, overlapping the opposite black end onto the glue. The tab marked BEND will protrude from the seam.

• Fold the rectangle marked PS (Plume Shield) out about 20 degrees toward the outside. Fold the three black prongs inward about 90 degrees. Those will support the Atmospheric Probe later.

• Adjust the tab marked BEND so it stands straight out from the DESPUN BUS cone. Apply some glue to its crease so it will become rigid.

• Cut out the RRH ANTENNA. Cut out the shaded slot in the middle. Color the white side black with a felt tip pen. Apply glue to the white segment, and overlap the opposing black edge onto it, forming a shallow cone out of the circle.

• Cut out the RADIO RELAY HARDWARE (RRH). Lightly score along the two white lines separating rectangles B, C and D. Fold B and D back 90 degrees to C. Secure with glue to hold the "open box" shape.

• Place the RRH ANTENNA's central slot down over piece X of the RRH. The tip of the RRH ANTENNA's cone goes in toward the RRH's support, and piece X centers inside the cone. Adjust so the cone is aligned symmetrically, and secure with glue.

• When the glue has dried thoroughly, attach the RRH to the DESPUN BUS: Apply glue to the A on the RRH. Press this A up against the middle of the word BEND on the DESPUN BUS's tab. The RRH ANTENNA points down. Align so that rectangle B is square with the base of the DESPUN BUS's cone. See the image.

• Cut out the SCAN PLATFORM. Bend rectangle D back 90 degrees away from the printed side. This represents the apertures (front) of some optical instruments. Bend back circle C 90 degrees in the same direction. Bend back tab B 90 degrees in the same direction. Finally, bend back tab A 90 degrees in the same direction, creasing along the diagonal black line.

• Apply glue to tab A. Press tab A onto the A on the DESPUN BUS, such that the SCAN PLATFORM will be square with the bottom of the DESPUN BUS, and circle C is at the lower side, adjacent to the plume shield PS. See the image. On the spacecraft, the scan platform can swivel to point up and down, but this is not true on this model.

• Cut out the SP SUNSHADE. Optionally, cover the white side with gold foil/paper, such as gift wrap, and trim. Apply glue along the top of the SCAN PLATFORM, and set the SP SUNSHADE onto it, black side down. See image for proper orientation. Note: This is a simplification. On the spacecraft, the SP SUNSHADE is separate from the SCAN PLATFORM, and is supported from the DESPUN BUS.