05673 Space Shuttle 40th Anniversary Gift Set (1:72 Scale) Model Kit

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 reusable main engines, an external fuel tank and two solid rocket rockets with a total launch thrust of 12.46 MN (1,270,566 kp). The space shuttle was able to simultaneously carry 24.5 tons of payload and 7 astronauts into a low Earth orbit between 200 and 650 kilometers orbit altitude. The first launch of a space shuttle into space took place on April 12, 1981 with the space shuttle “Columbia”

• Replica of the tile structure
• Detailed cockpit
• Cockpit roof optionally removable
• 2 crew figures
• Open cargo hold doors
• Detailed chassis
• Movable rudder
• Removable ESA space laboratory
• Movable transport arm (loading arm)
• Thrusters
• Super decal with the identifications of the space shuttles Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor.

Scope of delivery:
Plastic model kit (not assembled) Illustrated, multilingual assembly instructions Decals Colours (Revell Aqua Colour) Brushes Glue (Revell Contacta Professional Mini)