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From: berger@eps.enet.dec.com (Michael P. Berger)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: orbiters
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Date: 23 Oct 90 00:38:19 GMT
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In article <100@abode.UUCP>, eric@abode.UUCP (Eric C. Bennett) writes...
> 
>Well, the Enterprise was never intended to be launced into space. It didn't
>even have real engines in it.
> 
>Eric

The Enterprise was originally intended to be the first shuttle to go into
space.  After the Glide tests were conducted in the late 70's it was
determined that it would be cheaper to modify Challenger and make it
space worthy, than to do the same for Enterprise.

-Mike