Space Shuttle Pathfinder
Pathfinder on the mate-demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility | |
| Type | Space Shuttle test simulator |
|---|---|
| Construction number | OV-098 |
| Country | United States |
| Status | Retired; on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama |
| No. of missions | 6 tests |
The Space Shuttle Pathfinder (unofficial Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-098) is a Space Shuttle test simulator made of steel and wood. Constructed by NASA in 1977 as an unnamed facilities test article, it was purchased in the early 1980s by the America-Japan Society, Inc. which had it refurbished, named it, and placed it on display in the Great Space Shuttle Exhibition in Tokyo. The mockup was later returned to the United States and placed on permanent display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in May 1988.