The Intrepid is a fine museum - I've visited several times - but the pavilion is too small for Enterprise and too large for Intrepid. I think Enterprise should go to the USAF Museum near Dayton, in the huge Space/R&D gallery alongside several X-planes which flew at Edwards.
The onboard audio for ALT 5 flight of OV-101 Enterprise, with Haise and Fullerton onboard the final free flight of the ALT program, October 26th, 1977.All audio and video courtesy NASA
Aug 2, 2024In May of 1979, the Space Shuttle Enterprise sits atop Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. This significant event is part of the critical fit checks and preparations necessary for the shuttle program's first orbital flight, which would take place nearly two years later with the Space Shuttle Columbia. Enterprise spent 3 months on the pad before being transported to California.
Oct 4, 2024 #spaceshuttle #nasa #enterpriseIn this video, we relive a historic moment of the space shuttle program as the shuttle Enterprise makes an appearance at the 1983 Paris Air Show. Carried atop the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Enterprise captivated the crowd with its grand arrival in France. Watch as the Shuttle and its carrier fly over the crowds, offering a rare and unforgettable display of the U.S. Space Program.According to a thread on Collectspace.com, the shuttle combination made numerous unprecedented refueling stops:Edwards AFB, CaliforniaPeterson AFB, ColoradoMcConnell AFB, KansasWright-Patterson AFB, OhioGoose Bay, CanadaKeflavik NAS, IcelandRAF Fairford, EnglandCologne, GermanyParis, FranceRome, ItalyParis, FranceReturn trip:London, EnglandKeflavik NAS, IcelandGoose Bay, CanadaOttawa, CanadaScott AFB, IllinoisDulles, VirginiaSheppard AFB, TexasEdwards AFB, California