![]() This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Valerie Neal, a National Air and Space Museum curator who oversees the artifacts from the Space Shuttle program, donated it to the National Collection in 2003. LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283). Toys like this one are marketed to appeal to youth and hobbyists interested in the technology of space exploration. The model comes with an openable cargo hold, moveable robot arm and the Hubble Space Telescope as payload. The manufacturer uses the model's relative accuracy to label the toy as both "educational and fun." The toy's packaging also includes a NASA Space Shuttle program patch, a brief shuttle history, and some technical specifications. Although each individual orbiter has distinctive characteristics, including a name emblazoned on its side, this toy replicates many of the details shared by all of the Shuttle orbiters. Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR 1/200 Scale Model. At 122.7 feet (37.4 meters) long and 54 feet (16.5 meters) tall, the shuttle mockup will be the largest item to arrive at the dock since a Saturn V rocket's three stages arrived for display in. ![]() Its distinctive shape and covering of white and black tiles have become the icon of American spaceflight in the late 20th Century. NASA & SPACE MODELS are on sale right now and are available exclusively from The Space Store. Photo about NASAs Ames Research Center, one of ten NASA field Centers, is located in the heart of Californias Silicon Valley. From its first mission (STS-1) in 1981 until the present, the Space Shuttle has served as the primary vehicle for human spaceflight for NASA. This toy allows the purchaser to play with a relatively accurate model of a Space Shuttle orbiter.
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