Model, Space Station Freedom, 1:100
name: label: Manufacturer
content: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
notes: label: Summary
content: This model depicts the ambitious space station Freedom concept that was promoted in the mid-to-late 1980s. Named by President Ronald Reagan as a beacon of American leadership in space, Freedom was meant to be a versatile facility for business and research in earth orbit. This concept proved to be too costly to gain lasting political support, and the project was reconfigured under President Bill Clinton to become the International Space Station. McDonnell Douglas, one of the bidders for the space station contract, gave this model to the Museum in 1988.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19880546000
objectType: label: Type
content: MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: plastic, aluminum, paint, acrylic, polyester, decals
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 144.5 × 71 × 51.5cm (56 7/8 × 27 15/16 × 20 1/4 in.)