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Description

This is a spacecraft model.

    From Horizon Models comes this fine 1/72 scale model of the Redstone Launcher. This kit has finely engraved recessed panel lines and bolts. It also comes with photo-etched parts and decals to make one of the following versions, the Juno I Explorer I, the US Army PGM-11 Redstone IRBM, Sparta or the WRESAT. Order today!

Adapted from Horizon Models:

    The Space race begins! During the late 1950s, the cold war continued to increase tensions throughout the world, as both the United States and the Soviet Union had an arsenal of missiles at their disposal, with many more under development. But now the attention would be directed towards space, and who would get there first. The Americans used one of their most reliable rockets - the Redstone - added three more stages to make the Juno I and mated it with the Explorer I satellite. It successfully launched on January 31st, 1959 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, and a new era had begun for the United States. In the coming years, the Redstone rocket would prove to be a very reliable booster, and was to launch satellites and the first American Astronauts into space.

[Completed Model Size]: Approx. 29.3cm to 30.2cm high, 2,5cm in diameter, 5.4cm wide