48 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1976, NASA rolled out its first space shuttle, named Enterprise, from its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, CA.
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48 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1976, NASA rolled out its first space shuttle, named Enterprise, from its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, CA.
The shuttle was planned to be named the Constitution, but thanks to a massive write-in campaign by Star Trek fans, President Ford relented and advised NASA to change the name to Enterprise.
Star Trek creator Roddenberry and many of the show’s cast members attended the Shuttle rollout ceremony.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-enterprise-makes-its-public-debut/
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@AkaSci The first shuttle (the Enterprise) was a test bed, and was never meant to actually be launched. The biggest thing it ever did was ride on a 747 across the country. I would have preferred to have one of the actual production shuttles be named Enterprise.