2007-11-14 02:25:12 · 8 answers · asked by irene c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, the very first Space Shuttle. Not exactly a rocket but a space vehicle. It was the Shuttle prototype and it never made it to orbit.
2007-11-14 03:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the first Space Shuttle Craft bore the name Enterprise. I don't think she ever went into orbit. But was used for trial flights being launched from a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet.
2007-11-14 08:01:16 · answer #2 · answered by w359borg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A full scale mock up of a shuttle was displayed for years, named the Enterprise. It was used to perfect the system by which the shuttles can be transferred by plane from the alternate landing fields to Cape Canaveral.
2007-11-14 02:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first Space shuttle was called Enterprise. It was used for high-atmosphere testing before the Columbia made it to space.
2007-11-14 02:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by David Carrington Jr. 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There was the space shuttle test article, which flew off the back of the 747 designed to carry the shuttles. It never went into space, but it did fly 5 times, proving it's ability to manuever & land.
2007-11-14 03:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When NASA developed the space shuttle, they created a full-scale aerodynamic airframe that they used for in-atmosphere drop and glide testing, which they named Enterprise. It has never been in orbit.
2007-11-14 02:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by Keith P 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, only one of the space shuttles
2007-11-14 02:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a space shuttle with that name.
2007-11-14 02:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by Steve C 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋