Enterprise (OV-101 test vehicle)
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Enterprise (OV-101) was NASA’s first Space Shuttle orbiter, built as a test vehicle for atmospheric flight and landing trials that paved the way for the operational shuttle fleet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enterprise (OV-101) | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle orbiter
ⓘ
test vehicle ⓘ |
| approachAndLandingTestsEnd | 1977-10 ⓘ |
| approachAndLandingTestsStart | 1977-02 ⓘ |
| carriedOn | Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Individual spaceplanes
ⓘ
NASA space vehicles ⓘ Space Shuttle test vehicles ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1974-06-04 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | up to 8 ⓘ |
| displayLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptyMass | 68000 kg ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1977-02-18 ⓘ |
| firstFreeFlightDate | 1977-08-12 ⓘ |
| fleetPosition | first Space Shuttle orbiter built ⓘ |
| followedBy | Columbia (OV-102) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 17.27 m ⓘ |
| initialHomeBase |
Edwards Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Star Trek fan campaign ⓘ |
| lastFreeFlightDate | 1977-10-26 ⓘ |
| laterDisplayedAt |
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCapability | no orbital launch capability ⓘ |
| length | 37.24 m ⓘ |
| mainEnginesInstalled | false ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Rockwell International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockwell International Space Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Starship Enterprise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nasaDesignation | OV-101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neverFlewInSpace | true ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitalFlights | 0 ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| previousDisplayLocation | Washington Dulles International Airport vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| publicUnveiling | 1976-09-17 ⓘ |
| role |
Approach and Landing Test vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atmospheric flight test vehicle ⓘ |
| rolloutDate | 1976-09-17 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceflights | 0 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| suborbitalFlights | 0 ⓘ |
| tailNumber | NCC-1701 (informal reference) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType |
captive-active flights
ⓘ
captive-inert flights ⓘ free-flight glides ⓘ |
| thermalProtectionSystemComplete | false ⓘ |
| unveilingLocation | Palmdale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerodynamic testing
ⓘ
fit checks at launch facilities ⓘ ground vibration tests ⓘ landing tests ⓘ |
| wingspan | 23.79 m ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Enterprise (OV-101)