The "Space Shuttle" developed by the U.S. space agency NASA is the world's only reusable space transportation system. It consists of the components space shuttle (orbiter), with three reusable main engines, an external fuel tank and two solid rockets with a total launch thrust of 12.46 MN (1,270,566 kp). The space shuttle can simultaneously carry 24.5 tons of payload and 7 astronauts into low Earth orbit between 200 and 650 kilometers orbital altitude. Since October 3, 1985, the fourth space shuttle "Atlantis" has been used on 35 missions. In 2012, the shuttle program was discontinued after more than 30 years.

• Textured surfaces
• replica of the tile structure
• one astronaut figure
• Cargo bay doors optionally open
• Landing gear to be optionally retracted or extended
• ESA space laboratory
• shaft airlock
• Space telescope
• Transport arm (loading arm)
• Thrusters
• Super decal with maintenance markings and identifications of the space shuttles Discovery, Enterprise, Endeavour and Atlantis before 1998 as well as the space shuttles Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour after 1998

SPACE VEHICLES - SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS 1/144 (SKILL LEVEL 3) is categorised DIE-CAST AND SCALE MODELS / MODEL KITS / SPECIAL VEHICLES and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.