Revell Space Shuttle Discovery and Booster 1/144 Scale 04736

Description

The development of a reusable transportation system for NASA began in 1972 at North American Rockwell and a number of other companies. The total weight of the ready-to-start space shuttle is 2,055 t. A payload of 30 t can be transported in an orbit up to 965 km above the earth. The orbiter prototype, the Enterprise, was completed in 1976. The Enterprise was used to research the flight and landing characteristics in the atmosphere and to develop the space-compatible ferry. The first launch of a space shuttle into space was on April 12, 1981 with the Columbia space shuttle. With the completion of additional orbiters from 1983, NASA intensified its scientific, experimental and military strategic activities together with the U.S. Air Force. Communication and research satellites were transported into space, repairs were carried out on site and the American space station was set up and supplied. The Challenger was on April 4, 1983 for the first time in space. The Discovery took off for the first time on August 30, 1984. Since October 3, 1985, the fourth space shuttle Atlantis has been in use on 26 missions.

Endeavor made its first start on May 7, 1992. This ferry was equipped with numerous new devices and computers, making it more powerful overall. The orbiters can remain in space for a maximum of 28 days. The enormous structural and thermal loads during takeoff and landing require constant checks and maintenance of all components as well as the improvement of the devices. The heat shield on the front and bottom of the space shuttle is particularly affected and must be constantly monitored and repaired. Two tragic accidents in which the entire crew were killed lost the Challenger in 1986 and the Columbia in 2003. After a two-year hiatus and extensive changes to the orbit and main tank, the flights continued. When you landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California on August 9, 2005, the 31st Discovery flight and NASA’s 114th Space Shuttle mission were successfully completed. With the resumption of shuttle flights, the expansion of the International Space Station will continue in the next few years. This also includes the European Columbus space laboratory.

Two tragic accidents in which the entire crew were killed lost the Challenger in 1986 and the Columbia in 2003. After a two-year hiatus and extensive changes to the orbit and main tank, the flights continued. When you landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California on August 9, 2005, the 31st Discovery flight and NASA’s 114th Space Shuttle mission were successfully completed. With the resumption of shuttle flights, the expansion of the International Space Station will continue in the next few years. The European space laboratory Columbus should also belong to this. Two tragic accidents in which the entire crew were killed lost the Challenger in 1986 and the Columbia in 2003. After a two-year hiatus and extensive changes to the orbit and main tank, the flights continued. When you landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California on August 9, 2005, the 31st Discovery flight and NASA’s 114th Space Shuttle mission were successfully completed. With the resumption of shuttle flights, the expansion of the International Space Station will continue in the next few years. The European space laboratory Columbus should also belong to this. After a two-year hiatus and extensive changes to the orbit and main tank, the flights continued.

When you landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California on August 9, 2005, the 31st Discovery flight and NASA’s 114th Space Shuttle mission were successfully completed. With the resumption of shuttle flights, the expansion of the International Space Station will continue in the next few years. The European space laboratory Columbus should also belong to this. After a two-year hiatus and extensive changes to the orbit and main tank, the flights continued. When you landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California on August 9, 2005, the 31st Discovery flight and NASA’s 114th Space Shuttle mission were successfully completed. With the resumption of shuttle flights, the expansion of the International Space Station will continue in the next few years. The European space laboratory Columbus should also belong to this.

– Openable cargo hold doors
– Movable transport arm
– External fuel tank with two solid rockets
– Mobile launch ramp
– Three detailed rocket engine

final stages Super decals:
– Orbiter Enterprise, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor before 1998
– Orbiter Enterprise, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor after 1998

Assembly and painting required. Kit does not include model cement glue, paint, and tools. Adult supervision where required.

Contents subject to change.