OV-101

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OV-101 is the Space Shuttle Enterprise, NASA’s first orbiter used for atmospheric test flights and approach-and-landing trials rather than space missions.

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OV-101 canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
test vehicle ⓘ
approachAndLandingTestsLocation Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
builtBy Rockwell International ⓘ
carriedOn Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ⓘ
category Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
currentUse museum exhibit ⓘ
designedFor approach and landing tests ⓘ
atmospheric flight tests ⓘ
displayedAt Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ⓘ
displayLocation New York City ⓘ
firstFlightType captive-inert flight ⓘ
followedBy Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) ⓘ
hasConfiguration no functional thermal protection system for reentry ⓘ
no main engines ⓘ
hasFeature crew cabin ⓘ
full-scale orbiter airframe ⓘ
orbiter wings ⓘ
payload bay ⓘ
hasName Space Shuttle Enterprise ⓘ
hasTailNumber OV-101 ⓘ
launchSystem Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ⓘ
manufacturer Rockwell International ⓘ
namedAfter Starship Enterprise ⓘ
namedAfterWork Star Trek ⓘ
neverFlewIn space ⓘ
notDesignedFor spaceflight ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbiterVehicleNumber 101 ⓘ
precededBy none (first Space Shuttle orbiter built) ⓘ
previousDisplayLocation Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ⓘ
Washington Dulles International Airport vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Dulles, Virginia
program Space Shuttle program ⓘ
registration OV-101 ⓘ
role Approach and Landing Test vehicle ⓘ
atmospheric test orbiter ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
spaceCenterAssociation Dryden Flight Research Center ⓘ
Johnson Space Center ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
testCampaign Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) ⓘ
testPurpose validate approach and handling qualities ⓘ
validate landing characteristics ⓘ
validate orbiter aerodynamics ⓘ
usedFor captive-active tests ⓘ
captive-inert tests ⓘ
free-flight tests ⓘ

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