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X-37C Manned Mini-Shuttle (2011) |
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Retail Price: $75.00 + Shipping |
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In April 2010, the U.S. Air
Force successfully launched the Boeing X-37B, an unmanned reusable
"mini-shuttle" dedicated to long-term orbital missions. With America's
Space Shuttle set to retire in 2011, Boeing proposed upscaling this
now-proven winged spacecraft design to serve as a replacement. The X-37C would be twice as large as the X-37B, but still only about a quarter of the size of the Space Shuttle. Its mission would be purely that of a crew transport vehicle, capable of carrying up two six astronauts, plus a pilot and co-pilot, into low orbit. Cargo space would be extremely limited. Personnel would transfer to and from the vehicle via a docking collar at the rear. When docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the X-37C would have to "back in" to make the connection. To date, Boeing's proposal remains just that. |
This kit was produced
exclusively for Fantastic Plastic Models by BLAP! Models, with help from
Paul Roberts.
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