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From: fritzw@pro-gemini.cts.com (Fritz Wonnacott)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 10/05/90 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <5224@crash.cts.com>
Date: 23 Oct 90 21:56:40 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from john@newave.UUCP

The shuttle Enterprise was 'retired' due to the fact is was never intended for
space service.

For those that don't know, the name 'Enterprise' was chosen because of a
massive mailing from various Star Trek fans who wanted a piece of history to
be linked with the 'real world' of space exploration.

The retirement of the Enterprise had nothing to do with wing damage... it
never re-entered the atmosphere and never suffered the effects of ablation.

Enterprise was also used for 'mating' tests to the external tank,  
if I'm not mistaken.