Space Shuttle Enterprise, designated OV-101, was the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system, built by Rockwell International for NASA to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. It was rolled out of the Palmdale plant on 17 September 1976. It had no engines and no functional heat shield, with simulated foam tiles and fibreglass leading edges, so it could not fly in space. NASA once planned to refit it for orbital flight but chose other routes for Challenger and Endeavour. It was displayed at the Smithsonian from 2003 and has been at the Intrepid Museum in New York City since July 2012.
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Rolled out on September 17, 1976
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Enterprise was restored and placed on display in 2003 at the Smithsonian
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On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California.
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it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program
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On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California.
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