This color film from Rockwell shows the rollout of the first Space Shuttle, the Enterprise. This was filmed in September 1976.
Giant steel doors open (:13). Palmdale, CA, space shuttle beginning pre
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parations for a rollout for all to see on September 17, 1976 (:32). A large crowd has gathered for the rollout (:41). Dr. Fletcher speaks (:48). Orbiter 101 christened the "Enterprise" (:57). The orbiter is rolled out (1:18). Space Shuttle Enterprise (1:45). People watch as the Enterprise is shown (2:00). Senator Barry Goldwater speaks as the Enterprise is shown up close (2:32). The shuttle Enterprise as seen from a distance (2:53). Underneath the shuttle (3:27). People watch the shuttle being wheeled out (3:42). Willard F. Rockwell Jr., head of the family's aerospace companies speaks (3:56). Aerial footage of Enterprise as seen from the sky (5:04). People walk near the shuttle on September 18, 1976 (5:17).
Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. It was built to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747 and constructed without engines or a functional heat shield. It was originally planned to modify Enterprise so that it would become the second space-rated orbiter. However, during the construction of Space Shuttle Columbia, details of the final design changed, making it simpler and less costly to build Challenger around a body frame that had been built as a test article.
Enterprise was restored and placed on display in 2003 at the Smithsonian's new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. Following the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, Discovery replaced Enterprise at the Udvar-Hazy Center, and Enterprise was transferred to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, where it has been on display since July 2012.
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