The Basic LP model in this product of the Space Shuttle is built near to scale and fully textured. It includes the exterior of the space craft, exteriors of rocket engines. Textures are complete and provided as shown. This model includes the aerodynamic model of the spacecraft. It does not include landing gear or aerodynamic control surfaces. This model is provided here in 10 different formats.
The shuttle program started in the late 1950s with design and development experiments. The program with the Space Shuttle orbiter lasted from the 1980s until the 2000s. It was a safe system with only two exceptions including the destruction of the vehicles and fatalities of the crews. The Space Shuttle program provided a reusable system for space flight that was historic in its implications, capabilities, and duration.