Wow.

I say again, wow!

Not sure why I didn't buy this the first time around. Found it last week on eBay for about what it originally cost in '03. Seller wasn't sure if all the parts were there. My gamble paid off.

It came in sections so I had fun taking it completely apart and then putting it together.

Lots of technic building going on. Great moving parts; landing gear, arm, tail fin, ailerons...

And the Hubble telescope is pretty clever, too.

VERY playable. Doesn't fall apart in your hands.

I concur with all the previous posts and will highlight the only cons which really don't take away from this set.

First, no place for figures (only reason for a knock on Playability). Take your building skills to the next level and tear out the technic guts and modify this set for figs. You'll be glad you did. Also, the remote arm is WAY too big for the cargo bay. Have fun rebuilding that.

And finally, it only slightly looks out of proportion. I suggest combining this Shuttle with the more recent 10213. After all the minifig-friendly modifications of course.

I loved all things Space Shuttle as a kid in the 80's and am really saddened to see the program come to a close. Only one launch left.

LEGO did a great job with this set. Here's hoping for a future series of manned spacecraft (Soyuz, Apollo... the lander was just a tease..., Gemini, Mercury, Skylab, etc). LEGO, you listening?

this is so awesome, and i mean awesome

pros
movable flaps
snap down landing wheels
fun to build
huble telescope
movable control flap
movable engines

cons
no mini figure
if it gets to old, the white pieces turn yellow

I got this wonderful set with the gift card at target. It is at a fair price for the amount of pcs it has (820.). There is a ton of white and black bricks both flat and thick. There is also alot of technic stuff so if you cant build technic, dont even bother at this. The technic stuff is what operates the mutual landing gear, the back engine cones, and the robotic arm inside the payload bay. The one problem that the box lies about, the robotic arm cannot support the wait of the hubble telescope that comes with it unless positioned excactly right!!! This is not built for minifigs, unfortunately. However, I somehow modified it so that the upper half of the fig's torso can be fitted it along with avionics and stuff. The other problem is that the landing gear will slip back if you try to make the shuttle land or stand. This can be fixed by putting bricks behind the landing gear so that it blocks the wheel struts from falling backward. It is a super beauty once done but it takes a good 2 or more hours, probably more. This set rocks and because the probablems can become easily fixed, give it an outstanding 10! I recommend this for the experienced builder and if you can modify it for mini-fig pilots like i did, it can make some heck of a spacecraft, on to you, Houston!!!

I have this set it's a quality set with a good price and nice pieces. it has great playability although it can't exactly hold minifigs or have much of an interior. But still, it is excellent nonetheless. Also, thank you Stefan for making that comment. THis is a quality set that cannot be beaten by any bionicle set and many of the technic sets. Easdrt, i don't see how you can only enjoy bionicle and technic sets. Regular bricks are the basis of lego. Without it, i beat you even your bionicle wouldn't by created. you have no excuse to say that regular bricks are bad. They only recieve bad results and reviews from people like you! find another life with action figures.

Okay I just bought it today for no reason.....

THE GOOD
1.) Perfect dimensions
2.) No special pieces!
3.) Lots and lots of bricks!
4.) Working landing gear
5.) All Fins are positionable
6.) Very decent satillite
7.) Working arm
8.) Looks absolutely majestic!

THE BAD
1.) No room for mini figs
2.) The arm leaves a little to be desired.