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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: Enterprise- IS IT FUNCTIONAL
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 18:22:59 EDT
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> I was under the impression that the Enterprise Shuttle
> was a mock-up used several years ago for show
> and was not operational.
>  
It is operational, it's not very good at going up though.  It comes
down just fine.

> There is an ad being run in some magazines
> this month for the Air Force that show the Enterprise
> in what appears to be the Vertical Assembly Building
> being prepared to launch.
> Anyone see this ad?

As I recall, they sent it to the Blue shuttle launch facility to
check out the tolerances in all the pads, etc... to make sure the
real shuttles would fit.


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