Academy Space 1/288 Space Shuttle w/Booster Kit

This kit is a great beginner project. Easy to build with rewarding results. Requires no glue and includes decals for five different versions including Atlantis, Endeavor, Columbia, Discovery and Enterprise. Includes base with name plate decal. A perennial favorite the Space Shuttle with Booster is the embodiment of the space program and mankind’s last great adventure the exploration of space.With man's first steps on the moon, the future of the Earth was changed forever. However the first rockets to be designed for space travel could only be used once. This was extremely costly and it would soon become impractical to continue space trips in such a wasteful manner.In 1972, NASA, America's space agency, began development of a reusable spaceship, calling it a Space Shuttle. This rocket plane can be launched on the back of a huge 154 foot long tank, using two booster rockets and its own three engines to climb into space. The Shuttle itself is as large as a jetliner, and can carry a crew of