George's Vintage Space and Sci-Fi Toys and Models:
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Star Team Space Exploration Play Set
by Ideal
X.P.L.
Exploratory Probe Launcher

¤ For the young astronaut ¤
¤ Sturdy Plastic Construction ¤
¤ 3 Harmless Probes Included ¤
¤ STAR TEAM Member Patch included ¤
¤ Launches Probes Hundreds of Feet into the Air ¤
 

Ideal logo
 

star team logo

1971 Ideal Toy Corp.
 

box art
stock # 3016-3

Until a few months ago, I had no idea this even existed.
The box suffered sever water damage, that's why the
white launcher is a brownish color at the bottom

It's a plastic base with a launch tube sticking up
and has an air bellows foot pump attached.
The young astronaut stomps down on the air pump
and a projectile probe is expelled from the tube.

I also found out why these are so rare.
It seems they were recalled because a few kids got
hurt by the probe as it left the tube at high speed.
If you stomped down hard, flights of a couple of
hundred feet high were possible.
 



 

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