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33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
The Shuttle has three main engines which are used during the early stages of the launch. The Space Shuttle, the world's first partially reusable launch vehicle, first flew on 12th April 1981 and has been used for all America's manned space misions ever since.
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