Enterprise Landing with Chase Plane
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Robert Dilts
Association
NASA
Association
Enterprise (OV-101)
DateAugust 12, 1977
PeriodPost-Decommissioning
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert and Sue Ann Dilts. P2011.48.28
Object numberP2011.48.28
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal image of Enterprise making first free-flight landing with chase plane, a T-38 Talon, following behind the shuttle. The shuttle has a long pointed cone extending from its nose. The sky is hazy behind Enterprise and there is a land and a mountain in the distance. The ground is partially visible on the bottom of the photograph. The shuttle has the words “Enterprise // NASA // United States” in black with an American flag design on the body. The bottom left corner of the image reads "The Spaceship that lands on Earth. On 12 August 1977, the Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise made // its first free-flight landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, after separating from the 747 Shuttle carrier // aircraft. Astronauts Haise and Fullerton were at the controls of the Enterprise." The bottom right corner reads "Rockwell International // Space Division."On View
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