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