Space Shuttle Enterprise

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Space Shuttle Enterprise was NASA’s first Space Shuttle orbiter, used primarily for atmospheric approach and landing tests and never flown in space.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle orbiter
prototype spacecraft
approachAndLandingTestsLocation Edwards Air Force Base
Rogers Dry Lake
carriedOn Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
modified Boeing 747
constructedAt Air Force Plant 42
Palmdale, California
countryOfOrigin United States
currentDisplayBerth Intrepid Museum flight deck
currentDisplayCity New York City
currentDisplayLocation Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
displayedAt Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
ferryFlightCarrier Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
ferryFlightDestination John F. Kennedy International Airport
ferryFlightToNewYork 2012-04-27
firstFlightType captive-inert flight
hasCrewCapacity 7
hasFunctionalTPS false
hasOrbitalCapability false
hasOrbitalEngines false
maidenFlight 1977-02-18
manufacturer Rockwell International
Rockwell International Space Division
nameChangeApprovedBy U.S. President Gerald Ford
linked to: Gerald Ford
nameChangeRequestedBy Star Trek fans
namedAfter Starship Enterprise
USS Enterprise (Star Trek)
nasaOrbiterVehicleDesignation OV-101
neverFlewInSpace true
numberOfCaptiveFlights 3
numberOfFreeFlights 5
operator NASA
originalDesignation OV-101
partOf NASA Space Transportation System
postTestUse fit checks at Kennedy Space Center
launch pad validation
structural tests
previousDisplayLocation Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
programRole pathfinder orbiter
test article
propulsionType non-functional main engines
registration OV-101
retired 1978
rolloutDate 1976-09-17
rolloutLocation Palmdale, California
spaceShuttleProgram Space Shuttle program
thermalProtectionSystem mostly simulated tiles
usedFor Approach and Landing Tests
atmospheric flight tests
fit checks
ground vibration tests
launch pad tests
wingConfiguration delta wing

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Fred Haise spaceShuttleApproachAndLandingTestCrew Space Shuttle Enterprise
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum exhibits Space Shuttle Enterprise
Space Shuttle approach and landing tests uses Space Shuttle Enterprise
Space Shuttle approach and landing tests testedOn Space Shuttle Enterprise