IMAGE 0_99\68.Lbm,Enterprise being built at the Downey, California, facility of Rockwell International.
IMAGE 0_99\23.Lbm,Enterprise lifts off from its Boeing 747 carrier jet during the approach and landing tests in August 1977.
IMAGE 0_99\24.Lbm,Enterprise touches down at Edwards Air Force Base in California, during approach and landing tests in October 1977.
IMAGE 0_99\78.Lbm,Enterprise and the crews that flew her on the approach and landing tests in 1977 at the Edwards Air Force Base, California. They are (from the left): Gordon Fullerton, Fred Haise, Joe Engle and Richard Truly.
IMAGE 600_699\642.Lbm,The prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise is lowered to the floor of the VAB during destacking operations in July 1979. Earlier it had been mated with external tank and SRBs to form a dummy shuttle stack in fit and function checks for the system.
IMAGE 700_799\755.Lbm,The prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise takes shape at the Downey, California, facility of Rockwell International.
IMAGE 800_899\841.Lbm,Prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise piggy-back on the shuttle carrier aircraft during the final approach and landing tests.
IMAGE 1900_99\920.Lbm,Enterprise descends steeply towards the Edwards Air Force Base in California during an approach and landing test (ALT) in 1977.
IMAGE 1900_99\921.Lbm,Enterprise puts in a fine aerodynamic performance on its test flights, accompanied here by two chase aircraft, as the operational orbiters will be.
IMAGE 1900_99\922.Lbm,A fine view of Enterprise on the final approach and landing test (ALT) on October 26, 1977. The pilots are Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton.
IMAGE 1900_99\975.Lbm,The prototype space shuttle orbiter Enterprise is first introduced to the public in 1977.
