Stone, Worked

Name/Title

Stone, Worked

Entry/Object ID

LN2011.2.22

Description

Space Shuttle "Stack": Stack is orbiter, tank, and two solid boosters on stand. Orbiter is white onyx with nose cap, wing leading edges, and control surfaces of obsidian. Auxilliary engines are mahogany obsidian. Orbiter "main engines" (which the real US orbiter did not have - Soviet 'Buran' orbiter did) are of banded onyx. Tank and booster bodies are onyx, with tank nose cap of obsidian and booster nose caps of mahogany obsidian. Booster nozzle bells are tri-flow obsidian. There is varied metal trim. As received, tank and booster had detached from stand and were re-glued.

Collection

Frank and Ed Marcisz

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Depth

6 in

Length

11 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions are of total stack on stand.

Location

Location

Cabinet

Display Case D-3

Wall

Divider

Hallway

Discovery Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent