Features
- Boosters and tank
- Transport and launch platform
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This model of the American Space Shuttle is a standalone model. It has no movable parts or other interesting features. I tried to build it as realistic as possible.
The Shuttle and the boosters are attached to the tank. When launching it to space both the shuttles rocket engines and the boosters drive it. After a time the boosters are released and fall back to earth. The tank will be released too when it is empty.
The original Shuttle stands on a launch and transport platform which is moved to the launch site by a heavy duty crawler carrier. This crawler carrier was built by the Marion Power Shovel Company which was purchased some years ago by the Bucyrus International Corporation which manufactures mining equipment.
I tried to build the carrier too, but at this time I didn't have enough crawler links to build it so I used wheels.