Space Shuttle Enterprise

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield and was therefore not capable of spaceflight. It was unveiled on September 17 1976.Originally Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia.

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contract award

1972-07-26

first flight

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

first flight end date

1977-02-18

first flight start date

1977-02-18

last flight

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

last flight end date

2012-04-27

last flight start date

2012-04-27

named after

Star Trek

number

-101

latitude

40.7648

longitude

-74.0008