Revell #05673 1/144 Space Shuttle Gift Set

Revell #05673 1/144 Space Shuttle Gift Set

The exploration of outer space is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. With man's first steps into space and the moon, the future of Earth has been pushed onto new tracks. The first rockets designed for space travel, however, could only be used once, which resulted in increasing costs for the expeditions. It soon became clear that the successful conquest of space could not continue with the use of such costly technologies. In 1972, NASA, the American Space Agency began researching a reusable spacecraft. The result of the project was a combination of a rocket and an aircraft known as a space shuttle. The shuttle with a huge fuel tank can be launched into space thanks to the power of three own engines and two auxiliary rockets. By itself, the ferry reaches the dimensions of a medium-sized airliner, carrying a crew of around seven, most of all cargo. The space shuttle fleet has given us new opportunities to develop our activities in space. Satellites can be placed in orbit by space shuttles, as well as components of space stations that can be used in the future as starting points for further space exploration.

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

Replica of the tile structure
Detailed cockpit
Cockpit canopy optionally removable
2 crew figures
Opening cargo bay doors
Detailed landing gear
Movable rudder
Removable ESA space laboratory
Movable transport arm (loading arm)
Thrust nozzles
Super decal with the identifiers of the space shuttles Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
INCLUDED IN KIT,

Plastic model kit (not assembled). Illustrated, multilingual building instructions Decals Paints (Revell Aqua Color) Brush Adhesive (Revell Contacta Professional Mini)