VOYAGER Spacecraft Scale 1:100 Model (high quality painted clip-to Kit) KAIYODO

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VOYAGER 1 SPACECRAFT the farthest manmade object that has ever been sent from the Earth - Miniature 1:100 (1/100th) Scale Plastic Model Kit - TAKARA Royal Museum of Science - Series 2 of the STARTALES Series (2004) - BLACK FRONTIER Collection of 8 Models - Model # 02 in the Series - Designed by Kaiyodo for TAKARA - Imported from Japan (Now Discontinued) - Clip-together, Pre-painted Plastic Resin (ABS) Model Kit - Supplied in an opened BOX in Brand New Condition, pre-packed in moulded plastic blister packaging with Takara Royal Museum of Science photo backing card and a Japanese pictorial fold-out information poster. Summary This is a partially assembled detailed plastic-resin clip-together model (1/100th Scale) of the Voyager 1 Spacecraft. Voyager 1 was launched on the 5th September 1977. The Jupiter fly-by took place on 5th March 1979, the Saturn fly-by 12th November 1980. The spacecraft then entered a solar system escape trajectory and it has now left our Solar System. Voyager 1 is the farthest manmade object that has ever been sent from the Earth. Voyager 1 might be very close to entering interstellar space and becoming the first manmade object to leave the Solar System. The model sits firmly suspended on a black hexagonal stand with a transparent supporting pole. The spacecraft is very finely pre-painted with pre-applied markings. The kit requires minimal assembly; there are seven pieces to clip-together - no glue is needed . See Dimension details below. The blister packed model is supplied in an opened Series box. The box is supplied in brand new condition, the top cardboard pull-seal remains intact; as the box has been opened from the bottom glued flap. This flap can be re-sealed with some strong cardboard glue if required for gift purposes etc. Space Exploration History The Voyager program is an American scientific program that launched two unmanned space missions, the probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 . These were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favourable alignment of the planets during the late 1970s. Although they were designated officially to study just the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn, the space probes were able to continue their mission into the outer solar system, and they are expected to push through the heliosheath in deep space.These two space probes were built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, and they were paid for by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which also paid for their launchings from Cape Canaveral, Florida, their tracking, and everything else concerning the space probes.Both of these scientific missions into outer space have gathered large amounts of data about the gas giants of the solar system, and their orbiting satellites, about which little had been previously known. In addition, the trajectories of the two spacecraft have been used to place limits on the existence of any hypothetical trans-Neptunian planets. Model Series and Manufacturer Details This two-part series of models were a joint project between the model manufacturers TAKARA Co. Ltd. of Japan and the model producers KAIYODO (designed by Toshio "OTAKING" Okada and the Voyager model sculpted by Manabe Shouichi). This is one model from a Collection of 8 models available from Volume 2 of the Black Frontier Collection of The Royal Museum of Science - Takara Startales collection, released in 2004. There are 7 regular models plus a Secret “Chase” Model in the collection. The secret / case model was produced in in much lower quantities than the regular models (approximately around 5% of production). There is also a Volume 2 - White Pioneer Collection of another 8 different models to collect. Three collections of ROYAL SCIENCE MUSEUM - STARTALES MODELS were issued during 2003 and 2004, making a total of 24 x models. These realistic Space History (American and Russian), Astronomy (laser-etched crystal glass ... read more

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