Revell 1/144 Space Shuttle & Booster 40th Anniversary Gift Set # 05674

Space Shuttle & Booster 40th Anniversary Gift Set

Revell 1/144 Space Shuttle & Booster 40th Anniversary Gift Set # 05674 

The "Space Shuttle" developed by the US space agency NASA was for a long time the only reusable space transport system in the world. It consisted of the space shuttle (orbiter) components, with three re-usable main engines, an external fuel tank, and two solid rockets with a total launch thrust of 12.46 MN (1,270,566 KP). The space shuttle was able to simultaneously bring 24.5 tons of payload and 7 astronauts into low earth orbit between 200 and 650 kilometers orbit. The first launch of a space shuttle into space took place on April 12, 1981, with the space shuttle "Columbia".

Features:
- Outside fuel tank with two solid-fuel rockets
- Mobile launchpad
- Three detailed rocket engine power stages
- Open cargo hold doors
- Movable transport arm (loading arm)
- Super decal with the IDs of the Columbia, Enterprise, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor space shuttles

In addition to basic colors, glue and brushes are also included.