Approach and Landing Test Astronauts

Object NamePhotograph

Historic Owner Robert Dilts

Association NASA

Association Enterprise (OV-101)

Date1977

PeriodPost-Decommissioning

Mediumphotographic paper

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert and Sue Ann Dilts. P2011.48.21

Object numberP2011.48.21

DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal color image of Approach and Landing Test Astronauts posing in front of Enterprise (OV-101). The four white men in blue flight suits are kneeling in front of Enterprise, which is angled toward the camera. The man on the left is bald, while the other three men have brown hair. A tan building is visible in the background. Text below the image reads, "The Two Crews For The Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test (ALT)" printed in black ink.

Text on the reverse reads, "Shuttle Orbiter 101 Crewmen. The two crews for the Space Shuttle Approach // and Landing Texts (ALT) project are photographed at the Rockwell international // Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California, on the day of the // rollout of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" spacecraft. They are, left to right, Astro- // nauts C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot of the first crew; Fred W. Haise, Jr., commander of the // first crew; Joe H. Engle, commander of the second crew, and Richard H. Truly, pilot of // the second crew. The Orbiter 101 is in the background. // NASA // National Aeronautics and // Space Administration // U.S. Government Printing Office: Jacket #771-014" printed in black ink.

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