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From: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu)
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Subject: Re: Enterprise-where is it?
Message-ID: <519@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 10:33:03 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 10:33:03 1986
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In article <874@hou2d.UUCP> lws@hou2d.UUCP writes:
>*
>>> Second question:  someone recently posted some pertinent questions about
>>> the Enterprise.  What is it's exact status?  Is is a fully operational
>> 
>>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

The Enterprise did a PR run at Vandenburg some months ago; you may
have seen a picture of it erected into launch position in advertisements
for Air Force security recruiting.  It sits at Dulles airport, along
with all those nice airplanes the Smithsonian hasn't got room for, waiting
for someone to decide where to put them.  Last I heard, the plan was to
construct additional concourses at Dulles and to designate a section as
an Air and Space Museum remote site.

-dave

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