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Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise on a runway with grass and a river in the foregrou…
Enterprise on the Runway
Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise on a runway with grass and a river in the foregrou…
Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise on a runway with grass and a river in the foreground

Enterprise on the Runway

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
DateApril 1979
PeriodPost-Decomissioning
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert and Sue Ann Dilts. P2013.30.01
Object numberP2013.30.01
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Horizontal image of Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101) on a runway. Grass bank and river are in the foreground. Enterprise landing with structure in background. Partly sunny sky with small crowd on grass.

Hand captioned on back, "1 // 4-79 OV-101 Enterprise // Arrival @ MDD (KSC)". Caption on paperwork, "Orbiter at the MDD [Mate-Demate Device] after being removed from the carrier aircraft". Its negative is included in P2013.30.10.
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Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise on a runway
Enterprise on the Runway
Robert Dilts
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Object number: P2013.30.03
Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise assembled vertically on launch pad
Enterprise on Launch Pad
Robert Dilts
April 1979
Object number: P2013.30.07
Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise on launch pad
Enterprise on Launch Pad
Robert Dilts
April 1979
Object number: P2013.30.08
Color photograph of space shuttle Enterprise on the runway
Enterprise on the Runway
Robert Dilts
March 1978
Object number: P2014.88.02
Color photograph of Space Shuttle Enterprise vertically assembled
Enterprise with Rocket Boosters
Robert Dilts
April 1979
Object number: P2013.30.04
Color photograph of Enterprise being hoisted in a large orange scaffolding-like structure
Enterprise Being Hoisted in Mate-De-Mate Structure
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.20
Printed cover for Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA) Packaging and Transport Plan
Robert Dilts Papers
Robert Dilts
June 26, 1974–December 10, 1977
Object number: A2014.56
Color photograph of Enterprise being towed by a truck with people observing on the side of the …
Enterprise Overland Transport
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.15
Color photograph of space shuttle Enterprise being removed from airplane
Enterprise being Removed from Airplane
Robert Dilts
March 1978
Object number: P2014.88.03
Color photograph of Enterprise arriving on tarmac of Dryden Flight Research Center towed by a t…
Enterprise Transport Arriving on Tarmac
Robert Dilts
January 31, 1977
Object number: P2011.48.17
Color photograph of rear view of Enterprise being towed
Enterprise Being Towed
Robert Dilts
1977
Object number: P2011.48.11
Color photograph of space shuttle Enterprise on top of a plane
Enterprise on top of N905NA
Robert Dilts
March 1978
Object number: P2014.88.05
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