Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer

This model kit allows the purchaser to build an accurate model of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Columbia was the first space shuttle to fly in space (STS-1 mission, 1981). It completed 27 missions before it disintegrated during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.

Manufacturers developed this model kit in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution for sale in museum shops and elsewhere. The package stresses the accuracy and educational value of the product. Model kits like this 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 assisted in the development of this product, donated it to the National Collection in 2003.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts Manufacturer Airfix
Natural Science Industries, Ltd.
 Manufactured for Smithsonian Institution
 Dimensions Overall: 3 x 12 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (7.62 x 31.75 x 49.53 cm)
 Materials box: cardboard sealed in plastic
contents: plastic parts, polystyrene cement, acrylic paints, paper instructions
 Inventory Number A20040070000 Credit Line Gift of Valerie Neal Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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