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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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Pier 86 → hasAttraction → space shuttle pavilion (Enterprise) at Intrepid Museum ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle Enterprise
Richard H. Truly → wasAboard → Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ
Pier 86 → hasExhibit → Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ
OV-101 → hasName → Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ
OV-101 → category → Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ