Space Shuttle Discovery Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American orbiter, part of the now-retired Space Shuttle family of spaceplanes. Manufactured by Rockwell International from 1979 to 1983 with a serial number of OV-103, Discovery was the third orbiter to enter operational service, following Columbia and Challenger. Discovery's first mission was STS-41-D from August to September 1984; Discovery was the first of the Space Shuttles to be retired, with its last flight, STS-133, occurring on 24 February 2011. Discovery was decommissi…
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Space Shuttle Discovery first appears in John Glenn Action Pack. The current catalog tracks it across 1999 only. Designer credit is listed as Keith Hippely. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- Keith Hippely Designs
- 1:64
- Spacecraft
- Action Packs
- Discontinued Vehicles
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- Match the title to Space Shuttle Discovery before reading price claims.
- Use 1999 only as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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