Space Shuttle Enterprise
Space Shuttle Enterprise (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system.
Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield. As a result, it was not capable of spaceflight.
In June, 1983, the shuttle Enterprise was being ferried across the United States for a tour. It landed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, carried on top on its NASA 747 modified transport aircraft.
Rich was given permission to go onto the base and take pictures of the shuttle.
Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield. As a result, it was not capable of spaceflight.
In June, 1983, the shuttle Enterprise was being ferried across the United States for a tour. It landed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, carried on top on its NASA 747 modified transport aircraft.
Rich was given permission to go onto the base and take pictures of the shuttle.
