Talk about timing it. We got Payload in the character thread, and the shuttle here. doc has it right though. It’s fun to dream about it, but realistically I couldn’t afford it, and I certainly couldn’t store it. A very reluctant pass.
I had this as a kid. It's a favourite of mine. Short of winning the lottery or robbing a few banks, there's basically no way I'd ever have the money for this in 1:12 scale, or a home big enough to house it.
I liked it, but I always wondered if NASA folks where frustrated that they have precious fuel and hanger space dedicated to a very special unique space craft sitting on stand-by to be piloted by only one guy for only super specific reasons.