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Space Shuttle Atlantis with SRB Model, NASA - Dragon Wings 56185
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Description
Dragon Models "Dragon Wings" Diecast Model
NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) with External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) - Last Mission, STS-132
1:400 scale. Length - Space Shuttle: 3.75". SRBs: 4.5"
Includes display stand
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) was delivered to NASA in April 1985. It lifted off on its maiden voyage on October 3, 1985, on mission 51-J. Later missions included the launch of the Galileo interplanetary probe to Jupiter on STS-34 on October 18, 1989, STS-37, with the Gamma Ray Observatory as its primary payload, on April 5, 1991, the first shuttle docking to the Mir Space Station on STS-71 in June 1995 and the final Hubble Telescope servicing mission on STS-125 in May 2009. In May of 2010, Atlantis was launched on a mission to deliver a Integrated Cargo Carrier and a Russian Mini Research Module to the International Space Station.
Atlantis, NASA's fourth operational space shuttle, was named after the sailing ship that served as the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute from 1930 to 1966.
The 33rd and final flight of Atlantis (STS-135) was launched on July 8, 2011. This historic flight is the 135th and final mission of NASA’s space shuttle program.
The Dragon Wings Space Collection includes high quality, fully assembled, die-cast models of spacecraft and rockets. Each model is crafted with meticulous attention to detail using original specifications. They are constructed with diecast metal and some plastic components.
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