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Orbiter flight tests, Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' landing, USA, c1975. Creator: NASA.

Orbiter flight tests, Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' landing, USA, c1975. Creator: NASA.

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Orbiter flight tests, Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' landing, USA, c1975. The 'Enterprise' (OV-101) was built as part of NASA's Space Shuttle programme to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747 aircraft. OV-101, the first Space Shuttle orbiter, was named the 'Enterprise' after the famous command of Captain James T Kirk, following a campaign by "Star Trek" fans. Its last flight was in 2012.

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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:
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  1. Photograph
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World North and Central America United States

  1. 38 00 00 N , 098 00 00 W
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Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5351x4206
File Size : 65,937kb

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  1. 0920000166
  1. 2-701-611
  1. 2701611
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