As awesome as the space shuttle orbiter that actually goes into orbit truly is, the models of the vessel that NASA has devised over the years are, occasionally, equally jaw-dropping. Here, a celebration of some of those models, and the ingenious fabricators who envisioned and built them. Pictured: A three-percent-scale shuttle model testing in a NASA wind tunnel.

As awesome as the space shuttle orbiter that actually goes into orbit truly is, the models of the vessel that NASA has devised over the years are, occasionally, equally jaw-dropping.

Here, a celebration of some of those models, and the ingenious fabricators who envisioned and built them.

Pictured: A three-percent-scale shuttle model testing in a NASA wind tunnel.

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