1/144 Space Shuttle Discovery w/Booster Rocket Plastic Model Kit
Product ID: 80-4736

Overview
Skill level: 4
Scale: 1:144
Length: 437 mm
Height: 437 mm
Parts: 97

Description
The first space shuttle to be launched into space on 12th April
1981 was the "Columbia". From 1983 onwards, with the completion
of more orbiters, NASA considerably intensified their scientific
experiments and strategic military activities in collaboration
with the US Air Force. Communication and research satellites were
transported into space, on-the-spot repairs were carried out and
the American space station was built up and provisioned. The
"Challenger" was launched into space for the first time on 4th
April 1983. The "Discovery" lifted off for the first time on 30th
August 1984. Since 3rd October 1985 the fourth space shuttle,
the "Atlantis", has been used for 26 missions. The "Endeavour"
was launched for the first time on 7th May 1992. The orbiters can
remain in space for up to 28 days. Due to two tragic accidents
in which the whole crew lost their lives, the "Challenger was
lost in 1986 and the "Columbia" in 2003. Flights resumed after a
two-year interruption and extensive modifications to the orbiters
and the main tank. When it landed at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, on 9th August 2005, the 31st flight of the
"Discovery" brought the 114th NASA space shuttle mission to a
successful conclusion. When shuttle flights are resumed in the
next few years the construction of the international space
station ISS will continue. The European space lab "Columbus" will
also take part.

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