NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions. At launch, it consists of a rust-colored external tank (ET), two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), and the orbiter, a winged spaceplane which is the space shuttle in the narrow sense.

Six shuttles have been built; the first orbiter, Enterprise, was not built for actual space flight, and was used only for testing purposes. Five space-worthy orbiters were built: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch in 1986, and Endeavour was built as a replacement. Columbia broke apart during re-entry in 2003.

Features

• Includes desk stand.

Specifications

Length:         16 ½”

Wingspan:    6 ½”

Scale:            1/150

See Also

• Space Shuttle with Booster, "Discovery"
• Space Shuttle Orbiter, "Discovery"
• Space Shuttle Orbiter, "Discovery"
• Space Shuttle with Booster, "Challenger"
• Space Shuttle with Booster, "Challenger"
• Space Shuttle with Booster, "Atlantis"

Product SKU: AM721-DL