Revell 1/144 Space Shuttle Discovery and Booster Rockets 04736The development of a transport system with reusable main components for NASA began in 1972 at North American Rockwell and a series of other firms. The overall weight of the space shuttle ready for launch is 2,055 tonnes. It can carry a payload of 30 tonnes into an orbit up to 965 km above the earth. The orbiter prototype, the Enterprise was completed in 1976. The Enterprise served for testing flying and landing characteristics in the atmosphere and