"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
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OV-100, Explorer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Explorer
- Space Shuttle EXACT replica (made by NASA)
- Never Flew
- Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA
- Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA


Am I the only one bugged by this number?

Since 1xx basically meant "Version 1"
and the yXX meant the vehicle in the version, OV-100 basically means it
was
the 0th vehicle in the version 1 of the shuttle.

I suppose in a sense since it's a complete fake that makes sense, but...

And since STA-099 became OV-099 I suppose my objections are just
pedantic.

STA-099 became OV-099 when it was converted from a test article into a
flight worthy OV. I don't know why a freaking model would be assigned
an "OV" number.

Agreed. I have no problem with the change from STA-OV. Just more that the
0 is a bit misleading in a sense. :-)



So, yes, it bugs me.

Good, glad I'm not the only one.



Jeff

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