The first space shuttle, Enterprise, never made it to space. In fact, Enterprise was not capable of spaceflight; it was built without engines or a heat shield. Nevertheless, it made major ...

On August 12, 1977, NASA entered a new era with the launch of the Enterprise, a space shuttle prototype that never actually reached space. But despite falling short of even cruising altitude in a ...

On Apr. 27, Space Shuttle Enteprise ... whose feed let the world hear the “mothership” as it overflew the Hudson River at altitudes between 1,500 and 3,000 ft, chased by a NASA T-38 (radio ...

NASA's prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise, which had been on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum since 2003, flew its final mission to the Big Apple. On Mothers Day ...

Mission planners hoped to dedicate space shuttle Discovery to West Coast operations, with launches from Vandenberg starting in 1986. Shuttle Enterprise on the KSC launch pad in Florida for tests ...

Nasa's first space shuttle ever built. The enterprise was unveiled to the public on september 17th 1976 and *** year after its public unveiling, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to ...

R: The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise inside of Marshall Space Flight Center's Dynamic Test Stand for Mated Vertical Ground Vibration tests (MVGVT). Images: NASA Get the Popular Science daily ...

1/7 The Space Shuttle Enterprise debuted in 1976 and was used by NASA to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from atop a specially modified Boeing 747. It lacked engines and a ...