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Thank you for your kind words. ASTRO-2 or STS-67 took much longer to complete that I originally thought. Doesn’t help there are over a hundred small parts, some only 0.5 mm wide in 1:144 scale. Work starting in February and now it is almost December. The ISP including the gimbal is finally done and mounted on a pallet. But there is still more part to work on. There are brackets to secure and lock down the UV telescopes and ISP during launch and during the flight back to earth. The pallet itself has to be secured to the space shuttle cargo bay. Then there are all of the power distribution boxes in addition to the Igloo. Finally, to complete the STS-67 mission, there are 2 GAS canisters that has to be modeled. For now, remember that the circular base of the ISP has a “flat spot” which is the “down” side when the ISP is in the launch or stowed position.
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