Tamiya 60401 - 1/100 Space Shuttle Orbiter  [60401]

All the area associated with the orbiter is covered with tiles manufactured from silica of very high purity. These tiles are classified into two groups. One for warm and also the other for low heat, that are utilized appropriately. Parts which become exceedingly hot such as the nose as well as the front edge of the wing are covered with temperature resistant product of strengthened carbon. These temperature resistant materials protect the orbiter from heat of friction which surpasses 1,400 degrees celcius in some components at the time of launching or reentry to the environment. Hence, they make it possible to use the orbiter no less than 50 or 100 times.

The fuselage of this orbiter is partitioned into the cockpit and crew compartment in the front, payload compartment at the center for carrying cargo, and engine room at backside. The team are four to seven. In addition to two pilots plus one mission controller whom settings the flight plan, the orbiter can carry four researchers and payload controllers whom load and unload cargo for operation and experiments in room. This is a characteristic function of this orbiter never seen in main-stream spaceships. Moreover, the researchers require just a few months training before getting in the orbiter. No room suit is needed inside it and additionally they can act in ordinary clothing.

The payload compartment is of a cylindrical shape 4.5 meters in diameter and it has a cargo rack 18 meters very long. Its top is composed of big doors which open right and kept through the center. Different things are put inside compartment. the utmost capacity is 29.25 tons.

NASA's spacecrafts are useful for human being spaceflight missions. The Orbiter is usually used as a method of transport for astronauts and it is useful for distribution of scientific gear, satellites, and so on. The Space Shuttle is well-known all over the world, and gets a great amount of attention in Japan thanks to the exploits of Japanese Astronauts Mr. Mamoru Mori and Ms. Chiaki Mukai. Mr. Mori is a veteran of two area routes and trained and worked as a Payload professional. Ms. Mukai has additionally taken component in 2 area routes as a Payload professional, and is fabled for being initial Japanese girl to get into area.