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Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 being lifted off its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter by two overhead cranes at Space Launch Complex Six in 1985. The crane on the left is from the mobile service tower and the crane on the right is from the shuttle assembly building. #enterprise #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a closeup of Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 moving toward the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six in Feb 1985. You can see the outline of the hatches for the ejection seats aboard Enterprise. #enterprise #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 moving toward the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six in Feb 1985. Behind the shuttle are the payload changeout room and the payload preparation room. #enterprise #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 sure got around, here she is in 1978 being hoisted into the Marshal Dynamic Test Stand for the mated vertical ground vibration test. #enterprise #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 gliding down to Edwards AFB after separating from the 747SCA in 1977. The tail cone was used on the first three free flight tests. #spaceshuttle #enterprise #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Space Shuttle Enterprise on its first tail cone off flight in 1977, that’s an accurate nose down angle. #enterprise #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Space Shuttle Enterprise OV-101 arriving at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in 2012. #spaceshuttle #enterprise #ov101 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

We take a look back at Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 during testing for liftoff configuration in the MVGVT stand. Do you have a story about...