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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

Did you know in March 1985 Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 practiced landing approaches at Vandenberg AFB at night to evaluate performance and systems in darkness? #spaceshuttle #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

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

Looking back at Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during...

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...

Still one of the most impressive aviation achievements is the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Here is 747-100 N905NA still with the...

The last time an Orbiter was involved in full stack on the west coast was back in the 1980’s at Vandenberg AFB with Orbiter OV-101...

A look back to Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in launch position on the Space Launch Complex SLC #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the...