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Rockwell X-30 National Aero-Space Plane Model

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Rockwell X-30 National Aero-Space Plane Model

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Auction Date:2020 Oct 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:15th Floor WeWork, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Oversized Rockwell X-30 National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) model made by Penwal Industries, Inc., for NASA's AESP program circa 1982. The fiberglass model measures 36.5˝ in length with a wingspan of 17.5˝, and is mounted atop a wooden base measuring 11˝ x 6˝ x 1.25, to a height of 20˝; the top of the base is stamped “Void,” and bears an affixed brass plaque that reads, “36˝ NASP, National Aerospace Plane,” and a metal NASA “U.S. Gov’t Aerospace Education Services Program” label numbered “3118.” Bottom of base features a Penwal label and is marked in black felt tip, “NASA / AESP, #3118.” The model features various United States decals, with underside featuring a matching AESP label. In very good condition, with left tail fin detached but present; chips and cracks to underside of model, namely where model is mounted to base; a crack to base of right tail fin; and the detached tail fin chipped with some small fragments missing. Accompanied by a large hardshell storage briefcase, which measures 42.5˝ x 24.5˝ x 8˝. The X-30 NASP National Aero-Space Plane was a conceptual single-stage-to-orbit spacecraft that never made it to the prototype phase as the program was canceled in the early 1990s after years of development. It was to be a scram-jet based aircraft, with a maximum speed of Mach 8.