Mastercraft Collection NASA Orbiter Endeavor (S) Model Scale:1/200
Product Code: 6373
Our Price: $99.95
Description
Endeavour first flew in May 1992 and its last mission was in May 2011.
She is named after the British HMS Endeavour, the ship which took
Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery (1768-1771). This is
why the name is spelled in the British English manner, rather than the
American English ("Endeavor"). Endeavour was named through a national
competition involving students in elementary and secondary schools.
Endeavour was the most popular entry, accounting for almost one-third of
the state-level winners.
The Space Shuttle orbiter was a
reusable winged "space-plane", a mixture of rockets, spacecraft, and
aircraft. This space-plane could carry crews and payloads into low Earth
orbit, perform on-orbit operations, then re-enter the atmosphere and
land as a glider, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the
Earth. The Space Shuttle Orbiter resembled an aircraft in its design,
and was roughly the same size as a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner.
This handcrafted model is painted in the same paint scheme as
the original and is painstakingly built from Philippine mahogany by our
skilled craftsmen. Perfect as a gift for any aviation enthusiast and
history buff!
Scale: Scale: 1/200
Length: 7
Wing Span: 4.5
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