The Space Shuttle was NASA's partially reusable low Earth
orbital spacecraft. It included the Orbiter Vehicle, a pair of recoverable
solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank containing
liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Shuttle was launched vertically, like a
conventional rocket, with the two SRBs operating in parallel with the OV's
three main engines, which were fueled by the ET. NASA made 6 Orbiter vehicles
and named them, in order: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery,
Atlantis, and Endeavour.The Space Shuttle was retired from service upon the
conclusion of Atlantis's final flight on July 21, 2011.This high-quality
replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base.