Estes SpaceShipOne Rocket

by Estes

Product Features

• Estes Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne (X Prize) Rocket Kit - 2191
• Requires assembly, paint and glue not included, skill level 2
• Requires launcher, controller, engines and igniters - NONE of which are included
• 12 inch parachute recovery, flies 400 feet high
• For ages 10+ with adult supervison required

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007U9MPM
• Item model number: 2191
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,974 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #77 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Rockets > Model Rocket Kits
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Estes SpaceShipOne is a 1:17 scale version of the famous Scaled Composites Ansari X PRIZE competition spaceship. The SpaceShipOne was designed by Burt Rutan and is the first privately funded spaceship to reach outer space. -- The Estes rocket duplicates the unique design of the aeronautical wonder and will blast to 400 feet into the air using an Estes B or C engine. The rocket can be recovered with a colorful, fully assembled parachute. -- This is a Skill Level 2 kit and is built using glue, modeling tools and paint. After you have constructed and painted your SpaceShipOne, simply apply the authentic decals and you have an accurate scale replica of an official Ansari X PRIZE spacecraft. -- Assembly required. Glue, finishing supplies and launch supplies (not included). -- SpaceShipOne Rocket Specs: -- -- - Length: 13.0 in (33cm) -- - Wingspace: 6.5 in -- - Dia: 2.00 in (50.8mm) -- - Wt: 3.00 oz (85.0g) -- - Recover System: 12 in (30cm) parachute -- - Maximum Altitude: 400ft (122m) -- - Recommended Engines: B4-2, B6-2, C6-3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars ok rocket, May 24, 2007

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somebody "rockets rule" - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Estes SpaceShipOne Rocket (Toy)

This is a cool rocket. does not go very high. When it is launched it spins like the real spaceship one does. The first time i launched it it parachute did not deploy, but it landed just fine. You have to pack the parachut very loosley for it to deploy. Its broken once for me, but superglue fixes it just fine. It would be great if it wasnt styrofoam

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK, November 20, 2006

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R. Forman (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Estes SpaceShipOne Rocket (Toy)

This is an estes rocket that is mostly styrofoam (not balsa wood). it is very fragile and you could probably get 4-8 good launchings out of it before it breaks. it doesn't go too far up -- which is good in my mind.

kids think the design is really cool, but they are invariably too rough with the model and it is so fragile, it breaks easily. i've had a lot of success with the parachute and find that it opens 80% of the time. When it doesn't, the plane often lands without damage.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Space Ship One is Awsome, The Toy is Not., February 28, 2006

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Brandon Jones "Interestingly Different" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Estes SpaceShipOne Rocket (Toy)

This model rocket is Hard to put together, does not function like the real Space ship one (although I did not expect it to.), and falls apart easily. It is made of cheap plastic, cardboard, and Balsa wood. When put together it was relatively fun to launch, and watch it rise into the sky. But, you can only do it once because, even with the parchute, when it hit's the ground, the balsa wood wings snap off of the cardboard body.