Archive: Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise Arrives at Marshall (NASA. Marshall, 3/13/78)
Thirty-five years ago, this week, workers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., gathered at roadsides, windows, and rooftops to see the shuttle orbiter Enterprise pass Marshall's central administrative complex en route to Marshall's dynamic test stand. There, a series of vibration tests helped engineers understand how the entire shuttle spacecraft would respond to launch conditions. Enterprise arrived in Huntsville on March 13, 1978, where testing continued through March 1979. The tests marked the first time ever that a shuttle orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters were vertically mated.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC
Original image:
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/gallery/msfc_iow_4....
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Archive: Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise Arrives at Marshall (NASA. Marshall, 3/13/78)
Thirty-five years ago, this week, workers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., gathered at roadsides, windows, and rooftops to see the shuttle orbiter Enterprise pass Marshall's central administrative complex en route to Marshall's dynamic test stand. There, a series of vibration tests helped engineers understand how the entire shuttle spacecraft would respond to launch conditions. Enterprise arrived in Huntsville on March 13, 1978, where testing continued through March 1979. The tests marked the first time ever that a shuttle orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters were vertically mated.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC
Original image:
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/gallery/msfc_iow_4....
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These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin...