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Space Shuttle Orbiter by Richard H. Truly of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Edwards Air Force Base
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise"
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise" lands at Edwards AFB after second ALT |
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The Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" stirs up a cloud of desert sand and dust as it lands at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude a five-minute, 28-second unpowered flight during the second free-flight of the Shuttle Approach and and Landing Test (ALT) series, on September 13, 1977. On the right a T-38 chase plane comes in for a landing, also. Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, were the crewmen for the flight. |
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1977-09-13 |
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" lan
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" lands at Edwards AFB |
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The rear wheels of the Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 raise desert sand on the landing strip at Edwards Air Force Base as the "Enterprise" completes the fourth of five scheduled Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flights. This mission marked the first occasion of the orbiter to fly minus tail cone. The unpowered phase, with Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, controlling the Enterprise, took two-minutes and 34 seconds. One of the T-38 chase planes that remained with the Shuttle craft for the mission's duration is partially visible at right. |
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1977-10-12 |
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise"
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise" lands at Edwards AFB after second ALT |
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The Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" lands on the desert at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude a five-minute, 31-second unpowered flight during the second free-flight of the Shuttle Approach and and Landing Test (ALT) series, on September 13, 1977. Two T-38 chase planes remain with the "Enterprise" for the landing. Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, were the crewmen for the flight. |
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1977-09-13 |
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Astronauts Engle and Truly f
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Astronauts Engle and Truly following egress Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise |
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Astronauts Joe H. Engle (looking down), commander, and Richard H. Truly (face partially obscured by Engle), pilot, are greeted by Rockwell technicians following egress from the Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise." They had just completed a five minute, 31-second unpowered free flight in the "Enterprise," the second of a series of such flights, conducted on September 13, 1977, at Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) and Edwards Air Force Base. |
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1977-09-13 |
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise"
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise" lands at Edwards AFB after second ALT |
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The Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" stirs up a cloud of desert sand and dust as it lands at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude a five-minute, 28-second unpowered flight during the second free-flight of the Shuttle Approach and and Landing Test (ALT) series, on September 13, 1977. On the right a T-38 chase plane comes in for a landing, also. Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, were the crewmen for the flight. |
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1977-09-13 |
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise"
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Shuttle Orbiter "Enterprise" lands at Edwards AFB after second ALT |
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The Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" stirs up a cloud of desert sand and dust as it lands at Edwards Air Force Base to conclude a five-minute, 31-second unpowered flight during the second free-flight of the Shuttle Approach and and Landing Test (ALT) series, on September 13, 1977. On the right a T-38 chase plane comes in for a landing, also. Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, were the crewmen for the flight. |
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1977-09-13 |
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Astronauts Engle and Truly e
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Astronauts Engle and Truly egress Shuttle Orbiter 101 after fourth ALT |
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Astronauts Joe H. Engle, left, commander and Richard H. Truly, pilot, egress the Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" following completion of the fourth Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flight at Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) in Southern California. The landed the craft in the desert at Edwards Air Force Base following a two-minute, 34-second unpowered mission. |
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1977-10-12 |
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" hea
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" heads for landing at Edwards AFB |
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The Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" heads towards landing at Edwards Air Force Base following a two-minute, 34-second unpowered phase of the fourth Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flight on October 12, 1977. In preparation for conditions of actual Space Shuttle flights, this mission marked the first one in which the Orbiter went up minus tail cone. Two chase planes are seen following the craft on its approach. Inside the Enterprise were Astronauts Joe H. Engle, flight commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. |
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1977-10-12 |
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Orbiter "Enterprise" soars a
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Orbiter "Enterprise" soars above Edwards Air Force Base |
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Facilities on a part of the huge Edwards Air Force Base in the desertland of Southern California form the backdrop for the Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" as it heads for a landing during the fourth Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flight. Note that the tail cone is removed from the Enterprise for this flight, which featured a two-minute, 34 second unpowered phase after the Orbiter separated from NASA 905, a 747 carrier aircraft. Crewmen for this flight were Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. |
| Date Taken |
1977-10-12 |
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Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterpr
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Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" parked on runway at Edwards AFB |
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The Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" is parked on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base following completion of a successful "tail cone off" free flight on October 12, 1977. This was the first Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flight without the tail cone but the fourth of five scheduled manned unpowered missions at Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC). The two Orbiter 101 crewmen are Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. |
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1977-10-12 |
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" hea
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Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" heads for landing at Edwards AFB |
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The Space Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" heads towards landing at Edwards Air Force Base following a two-minute, 34-second unpowered phase of the fourth Approach and Landing Test (ALT) free flight on October 12, 1977. In preparation for conditions of actual Space Shuttle flights, this mission marked the first one in which the Orbiter went up minus tail cone. Two chase planes are seen following the craft on its approach. Inside the Enterprise were Astronauts Joe H. Engle, flight commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. |
| Date Taken |
1977-10-12 |
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