Toy, Space Shuttle, Replica
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Action Products International, Inc.
- Summary
- This toy allows the purchaser to play with a relatively accurate model of a Space Shuttle orbiter. 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. Its distinctive shape and covering of white and black tiles have become the icon of American spaceflight in the late 20th Century. 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.
- 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. Toys like this one are marketed to appeal to youth and hobbyists interested in the technology of space exploration.
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Valerie Neal
- Inventory Number
- A20040073000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
- Materials
- shuttle: plastic
- patch: embroidered fabric
- package: plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Package): 15.2 x 7.6 x 21.6cm (6 x 3 x 8 1/2 in.)
- 3-D (Toy): 15.2 x 10.2 x 7.6cm (6 x 4 x 3 in.)
- Country of Origin
- China
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040073000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98d12771a-e88d-4835-a5f0-2b469fee2d8e
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