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Color photograph of Enterprise being backed out of assembly facility
Enterprise Leaving Assembly Facility for Overland Move
Color photograph of Enterprise being backed out of assembly facility
Color photograph of Enterprise being backed out of assembly facility

Enterprise Leaving Assembly Facility for Overland Move

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
DateJanuary 31, 1977
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert and Sue Ann Dilts. P2011.48.05
Object numberP2011.48.05
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal color image of Enterprise (OV-101) being backed out of assembly facility (building 294) for overland move and delivery to Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA-DFRC) at Edwards, Air Force Base. Enterprise is loaded on a truck with a blue and white cab with "E 9" printed on the top of the cab parked in a warehouse. A long, white rod with a red tag is attached to the nose cone. A group of people in blue shirts can be seen in the background. Photo taken at approximately 4 AM. White text at the bottom of the image reads, "A770131 L 4 C".
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Color photograph of Enterprise final backup and departure from assembly facility
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.06
Color photograph of Enterprise being towed by a truck with people observing on the side of the …
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.15
Color photograph of Enterprise being towed with open land on Edwards Air Force Base
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.16
Color photograph of aerial view of Enterprise being towed in a convoy
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.13
Color photograph of Enterprise arriving on tarmac of Dryden Flight Research Center towed by a t…
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.17
Color photograph of Enterprise parked outside Palmdale Assembly Facility
Robert Dilts
January 15, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.04
Printed cover for Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA) Packaging and Transport Plan
Robert Dilts
June 26, 1974–December 10, 1977
Object number: A2014.56
Color photograph of Enterprise being towed around a corner of of a street with people walking a…
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.12
Color photograph of Enterprise on the back of a truck waiting on an airport taxi-way
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.07
Color photograph of Enterprise mid-body with wings positioned for mating inside warehouse
Robert Dilts
April 4, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.03
Color photograph of the Enterprise Mid-body arriving at Palmdale Assembly Facility on a truck
Robert Dilts
October 14, 1976
Object number: P2011.48.02
Color photograph of two men standing in front of Enterprise
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.19