In 2025, Colorado Plastics was honored to rebuild and modernize the acrylic display case for a historic Comet Halley model brought to us by astronomer Alan Delamere. The model—originally created in 1986 by Fred Whipple, Harold Reitsema, Steve Stone, and Delamere—was based on imagery from the ESA Giotto and Soviet Vega spacecraft, which first revealed the true shape of a comet’s nucleus. Our team recreated the enclosure in crystal-clear acrylic, preserving the original structure while giving it new optical clarity and stability. The result celebrates both the legacy of space exploration and the precision fabrication capabilities that Colorado Plastics brings to scientific and engineering projects alike.
Comet Halley Model Display Case Restoration
