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The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into Space (1990)

Apr 24, 2026Selldon0007 Lego Models, Selective Coloration1990, 24/04, Hubble Space Telescope, Lego, Space Shuttle, STS-31

STS-31 was the 35th mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the tenth flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The primary purpose of this mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into low Earth orbit. Discovery lifted off…

Maiden Flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger (1983)

Apr 4, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration04/04, 1983, Challenger, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-6

STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before…

Endeavour’s STS-123 Mission (2008)

Mar 11, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/03, 2008, Canadarm, Endeavour, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, SPDM, STS-123

STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was February 14, 2008, but after the delay…

Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Feb 18, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, 0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration18/02, 1977, 747, Boeing, Boing 747, Enterprise, SCA, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle Enterprise (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) is the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after…

STS-116 Shuttle Discovery Launches to ISS (2006)

Dec 10, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration10/12, 2006, Discovery, ISS, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, STS, STS-116

STS-116 (also known as ISS-12A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on December 9, 2006 for her 33rd flight at 20:47:35 EST. A previous launch attempt on…

STS 61 Endeavour Launches to Repair Hubble (1993)

Dec 2, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration02/12, 1993, Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-61

STS-61 was NASA’s first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on December 2, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission restored the space-borne observatory’s vision…

Maiden Flight of the Space Shuttle Buran (1988)

Nov 15, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration15/11, 1988, Buran, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle

Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. The Buran orbiters were similar in design to the U.S. Space Shuttle.Buran completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988, and was…

Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-66 (1994)

Nov 3, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration03/11, 1994, Atlantis, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS-66

STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994, at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on…

Maiden Flight of Shuttle Discovery (1984)

Aug 30, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1984, 30/08, Discovery, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The space-plane was one of the orbiters from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the third of…

First Free Flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Aug 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/08, 1977, Enterprise, SCA, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle

The final phase of flight testing involved free flights. These saw Enterprise mated to the SCA and carried to a launch altitude, before being released to glide to a landing…

STS-85 Launch of Shuttle Discovery (1997)

Aug 7, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration07/08, 1997, Discovery, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, STS-85

STS-85 was the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Discovery that performed multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. The main STS-85…

STS-57 Shuttle Endeavour is Launched (1993)

Jun 21, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration1993, 21/06, Endeavour, scale model, scale models, Space Shuttle, STS, STS-57

STS-57 was a NASA Space Shuttle-Spacelab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched June 21, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission was launched on the summer solstice. During…

Happy Birthday Sally Ride (1951)

May 26, 2025Selldon0007 Lego Models, Selective Coloration1951, 26/05, Astronaut, Challenger, Sally Ride, Space Shuttle

Sally Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first…

Last Servicing Mission for the Hubble Space Telescope, HST (2009)

May 11, 2025Selldon0007 Lego Models, Selective Coloration11/05, 2009, Atlantis, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, Lego, Lego Bricks, NASA, Space Shuttle, STS

The Hubble Space Telescope’s (HST) Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), flown by the Shuttle Atlantis in May 2009, was the last scheduled shuttle mission for HST (launched 11th of May 2009,…

First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Apr 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/04, 1977, Boing, Boing 747, SCA, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…