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This Flash Gordon Space-Cruiser (with its matching space port hangar) combined elements of aviation (a classically-shaped hangar) with space-themed play. The toy set was the result of a partnership between Pyro Plastics, which made the plastic spacecraft (this one has a Pyro maker's mark on its underside), in association with T. Cohn (or Superior), which produced the hangar. Using a spring-activated rail, the toy's owner could launch the Flash Gordon Space Cruiser -- an only-slightly redesigned and renamed version of Pryo's popular X-300 Space-Cruiser toy -- out of the hangar-turned-spaceport. The force of the spring action often broke the toy's long, thin, plastic fins, however.

The use of red plastic and the inclusion of the "Flash Gordon" name make this Space Cruiser toy an unusual example of Pyro's plastic rocket toys.

Collector Michael O'Harro donated this toy to the National Collection in 1993.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Nation of Speed at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Nation of Speed
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture Manufacturer Pyro U.S.A.
 Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 25.4cm (4 1/2in. x 10in.)
 Materials plastic, decal adhesive
 Inventory Number A19970628001 Credit Line Gift of Michael O'Harro Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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