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From: lws@hou2d.UUCP (lwsamocha)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Enterprise-where is it?
Message-ID: <874@hou2d.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 08:26:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 08:26:16 1986
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>> Second question:  someone recently posted some pertinent questions about
>> the Enterprise.  What is it's exact status?  Is is a fully operational
>> shuttle or can it be made into a fully operational shuttle?  It would seem
>> to be a far cheaper/faster solution rather than having another one built
>> from scratch.
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>Its exact status (at least as of last Dec 17, when I saw it) was that of
>apron-weight, holding down the turf at Dulles International. I believe
>that it is being readied for transfer to some part of the Smithsonian, but
>I could be wrong about that. Wouldn't it look great hanging above the
>Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo in the Air&Space? :->


I was led to believe that the Enterprise was being used as
a test vehicle at the Vandenburg site and is not operational.
 
TV footage (as of yesterday) shows the Enterprise at the launch
pad at the Vandenburg complex.
 
What was that you saw at Dulles?

LWS
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