Description
Construct the Space Shuttle Discovery in detail—from the orbiter, to the external tank, to the two solid rocket boosters—using 359 pieces from The Atom Brick. The Atom Brick was founded to create a 3D building brick that has enough detail to also be a modeling tool and an artistic medium. The Shuttle build manual has extensive details, including Discovery's history and flights. Final model is 11"H and 4"W.
The Space Shuttle Discovery orbiter, also known as OV-103, first took flight on August 30, 1984, from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt, Florida. The champion of the Shuttle fleet, Discovery would go on a total of 39 flights including one that launched the Hubble Space Telescope. Today visitors can see Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Museum Story
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight, as well as related works of art and archival materials. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the companion facility to the museum and houses hundreds of historically significant air- and spacecraft, along with thousands of small artifacts.
Details
- Ages 14+
- 359 pieces
- Plastic, hardbound instruction book
- 3.3"L x 4"W x 11"H
- Made in China
