Color photograph of shuttle carrier aircraft and chase planes flying over Enterprise in formati…

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and NASA Chase Planes fly over Enterprise

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. P2011.48.29

Object numberP2011.48.29

DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal image of 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (NASA-905) and five NASA Chase Planes, T-38 Talons, fly over Enterprise in a triangular formation after first free flight landing. The shuttle has a long pointed cone extending from its nose. The sky is deep blue and the ground is clear with a partial road. There are three people next to Enterprise, one is in a red jumpsuit and two are in yellow jumpsuits. Text at the bottom left corner of the image reads "The 747 Shuttle carrier and NASA T-38 photo chase aircraft fly over the Space Shuttle orbiter // Enterprise after its first free-flight text at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force // Base, California on 12 August 1977." The bottom right corner reads "Rockwell International."

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