Enterprise (test orbiter)

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Enterprise (test orbiter) was NASA’s first Space Shuttle orbiter, built as a prototype for approach and landing tests and never flown in space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
approachAndLandingTestsYear 1977 ⓘ
carriedBy Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ⓘ
modified Boeing 747 ⓘ
category Prototype spacecraft of the United States ⓘ
Space Shuttle program hardware ⓘ
completedYear 1976 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1974 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
damagedBy Hurricane Sandy ⓘ
damageYear 2012 ⓘ
displayLocation Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ⓘ
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ⓘ
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ⓘ
firstFlightType captive-inert flight ⓘ
firstFreeFlightDate 1977-08-12 ⓘ
hasComponent crew cabin ⓘ
mockup main engines ⓘ
orbiter airframe ⓘ
payload bay doors (non-functional for space) ⓘ
thermal protection system test tiles ⓘ
vertical stabilizer ⓘ
wings ⓘ
height 17.27 m ⓘ
initialName Constitution ⓘ
lacksComponent functional main engines ⓘ
heat shield for reentry ⓘ
orbital maneuvering system ⓘ
space-rated systems ⓘ
launchSiteForTests Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
length 37.24 m ⓘ
manufacturer Rockwell International ⓘ
mass approximately 68,000 kg ⓘ
museumDisplayStartYear 1985 ⓘ
namedAfter Starship Enterprise ⓘ
USS Enterprise ⓘ
neverFlewInSpace true ⓘ
numberOfFreeFlights 5 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf NASA Space Shuttle fleet ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
precededBy Space Shuttle structural test article STA-099 ⓘ
program Space Shuttle program ⓘ
renamedBy President Gerald Ford ⓘ
linked to: Gerald Ford
renamedDueTo Star Trek fan campaign ⓘ
role Approach and Landing Test vehicle ⓘ
rolloutDate 1976-09-17 ⓘ
rolloutLocation Rockwell plant, Palmdale, California ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
spacecraftDesignation OV-101 ⓘ
spacecraftType Space Shuttle prototype ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
succeededBy Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
tailNumber OV-101 ⓘ
testLocation Dryden Flight Research Center ⓘ
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ⓘ
transferredToIntrepidYear 2012 ⓘ
usedAs fit-check article for Vandenberg SLC-6 ⓘ
structural test article ⓘ
usedFor aerodynamic testing ⓘ
approach and landing tests ⓘ
fit checks ⓘ
ground vibration tests ⓘ
launch pad tests ⓘ
mated tests with Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ⓘ
visitedLocation Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
Paris Air Show ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ
wingspan 23.79 m ⓘ

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Columbia → precededBy → Enterprise (test orbiter) ⓘ
Space Shuttle approach and landing tests → uses → prototype orbiter Enterprise ⓘ
linked to: Enterprise (test orbiter)