To: tscislaw
I thought Enterprise was first.
2,465 posted on
02/01/2003 6:48:36 PM PST by
jayef
To: jayef
Enterprise was not a "space craft" but more of a full scale mock up used for testing purposes in the atmosphere. It was released from a mother plane, then glided to landing. Columbia was the first shuttle spacecraft.
prisoner6
2,470 posted on
02/01/2003 7:02:59 PM PST by
prisoner6
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To: jayef
"I thought Enterprise was first?"
It was but they only used it as a landing trainer off the back of the 747. I think it mainly sits as a display at the visitors area at the Kennedy Space Center.
2,475 posted on
02/01/2003 7:10:45 PM PST by
txradioguy
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To: jayef
>>...I thought Enterprise was first...<<
Enterprise never flew in orbit. It was a test vehicle taken up atop a special Boeing 747 then released and glided back to earth.
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