When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. History records that 88 rockets launched to space in 1991. That count, it would seem, is off by ...

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After sitting exposed to the elements outside the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for more than 30 years, the full-scale model of the space shuttle needs a lot of work. Just how much work is the question.

WASHINGTON (voa) – When NASA first conceived of the Space Shuttle, the idea was to design a rocket that could be reusable and more economical and versatile than the standard disposable stage rockets.

Isao Hirai makes models for a living. You name it, he says, “Isao can do it.” Mars Rovers, glass office towers, body parts, sweeps of land — he’s 77 and says he has yet to be stumped. At his Scale ...