SIM #3.1 - Space Shuttle

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"Space Shuttle" (SIM #3.1) focuses on NASA's reusable spaceplane, and includes scale drawings showing the various thermal protection patterns used on all six Orbiters, and how they have varied over the first ten years of Shuttle operations. A complete revision of the third installment of the Space In Miniature (SIM) series of reference books for spacecraft modelers was released in May 2021. This book has all the information a modeler will need to build an accurate, detailed model of the Space Shuttle. Originally published in 1990, 24 pages have been added to this soft-cover book that now features color covers. Nearly all of the original material has been updated or replaced with new drawings and articles. Due to the increased page count, a few articles have been moved to an upcoming new SIM book on Shuttle payloads. The 61-page book includes a section on how to detail the Shuttle stack, drawings of payload bay details, and scale drawings of common Shuttle payloads like Spacelab and the Manned Maneuvering Unit. There is also a comprehensive kit review section. This volume was first published in 1992.  A second printing of 200 copies was done in 1997. These all sold out in late 2009. In July 2013 I re-created the book in modern software and the entire book was updated and enlarged in 2021. See the order form to purchase. $12.00 plus shipping for hard copy. $10.00 for pdf download. $15.00 for a combo of both paper and digital versions.