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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle orbiter
test vehicle
approachAndLandingTestsLocation Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED
builtBy Rockwell International NERFINISHED
carriedOn Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NERFINISHED
category Space Shuttle Enterprise NERFINISHED
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse museum exhibit
designedFor approach and landing tests
atmospheric flight tests
displayedAt Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum NERFINISHED
displayLocation New York City NERFINISHED
firstFlightType captive-inert flight
followedBy Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasTailNumber OV-101 NERFINISHED
launchSystem Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NERFINISHED
manufacturer Rockwell International NERFINISHED
namedAfter Starship Enterprise NERFINISHED
namedAfterWork Star Trek NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Washington Dulles International Airport vicinity NERFINISHED
program NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
registration OV-101 NERFINISHED
role Approach and Landing Test vehicle NERFINISHED
atmospheric test orbiter
spaceAgency NASA
spaceCenterAssociation Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED
Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED
status retired
testCampaign Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) NERFINISHED
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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