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Space Shuttle Columbia w/ SRB Model, NASA - Dragon Wings 56213
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Description
Dragon Models "Dragon Wings" Diecast Model
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) with External Tank & Solid Rocket Boosters - NASA
1:400 scale. Length - Space Shuttle: 3.75". SRBs: 4.5"
Includes display stand
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was NASA's first space-rated space shuttle. First launched on April 12, 1981, on mission STS-1, Columbia completed 27 missions before being destroyed during re-entry on its 28th, STS-107, on February 1, 2003. All seven crew members were killed.
Columbia arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on March 25 1979. As the second orbiter to be constructed, yet the first to be able to fly into space, Columbia was roughly 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) heavier than subsequent orbiters, such as Endeavour, which were of a slightly different design and benefited from advances in materials technology.
Columbia was named after the Boston-based ship captained by Robert Gray. In 1790, Gray led Columbia on the first American circumnavigation of the globe. In May 1792, Gray and his crew sailed into the estuary of the Columbia River (named by Grey after the ship), becoming the first recorded American to navigate into it.
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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