Revell 1/144 Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery With Tank And Booster Rockets 04736

Scale: 1/24Skill level: 4Age: 10+Number of parts: 97Length: 437 mmHeight: 437 mmThe development of a transport system with reusable main components for NASA began in 1972 at North American Rockwell and a series of other firms. The overall weight of the space shuttle ready for launch is 2,055 tonnes. It can carry a payload of 30 tonnes into an orbit up to 965 km above the earth. The orbiter prototype, the Enterprise was completed in 1976. The Enterprise served for testing flying and landing characteristics in the atmosphere and for the development of the space shuttles. 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 u