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FILTER RESULTS ►Did 'Star Trek' Give Rise to NASA's 'Space Shuttle'?
NASA's first space shuttle, the test orbiter Enterprise, was named after the fictional starship on Star Trek in response to fans staging a write-in campaign. But did the agency's use of the term "space shuttle" also stem from the television...Show More Summary
Move Over, Space Shuttle: There’s a New Science Giant Cruising the U.S. This Summer
When NASA flew the shuttle prototype Enterprise through New York City last year, all we had to do was look out our windows at Scientific American one morning to watch it cruise past. Countless Americans got a look at one of the decommissioned shuttles as NASA paraded them around the country en route to their [...]
New York: Construction Begins on the Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' Pavilion
The new enclosure, in progress It opened to the public on July 19, 2012. It closed only a few months after, in late October, when Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City and, well, huffed and puffed and blew its house down. We're...Show More Summary
Photo: Space Shuttle Enterprise Visible Again After Undergoing Repairs
The Space Shuttle Enterprise "landed" on the Intrepid last summer, but about four months later it was damaged when the strong winds Hurricane Sandy blew in. Scaffolding had been built around the shuttle for repairs, and now that it's removed the Enterprise has become visible again. Show More Summary
Dan O’Bannon and Thomas Warkentin’s “Soft Landing” features a first generation Corvette dropped fro
Dan O’Bannon and Thomas Warkentin’s “Soft Landing” features a first generation Corvette dropped from orbit by Space Shuttle Enterprise. You may be interested!
Be Part of NASA History: Tweet Your Shuttle Pics for New Exhibit
If you have pictures of the Space Shuttle Enterprise, The Intrepid, Sea, Space & Air Museum would like to talk to you. Well, not so much talk to you as just have you tweet at them, but still -- the Intrepid Museum wants to you to communicate with them, because they want to use your pictures of the shuttle in a new exhibit.
Intrepid Museum Crowdsources Enterprise Pictures
New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum wants your pictures for a new exhibition on the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Yes, you heard that right. One of your photos or Instagrams of the famous shuttle has a chance to go on display atShow More Summary
New York : The 'USS Intrepid' Weathered Hurricane Sandy and is Ready for Reopening
Hurricane Sandy was not kind to many areas of New York and New Jersey and, if you were a tent trying to ride out the storm, well...you can guess how that went. The photo above is the tented Space Shuttle Enterprise Pavilion onboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier, docked on Manhattan west side. Show More Summary
Get Inside the Replica That Trained Every Shuttle Astronaut
It's not named Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavor or Enterprise. But the Full Fuselage Trainer at the Museum of Flight in Seattle is the only full-size artifact of the space shuttle program that visitors can actually go inside and follow in the footsteps of every shuttle astronaut.
Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers storm damage
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP).- The flying machine that ushered in NASA's space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New York City. Shuttle prototype Enterprise weathered Superstorm Sandy this week at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, but it sustained minor damage to its vertical stabilizer, or tail. Show More Summary
Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers storm damage
The flying machine that ushered in NASA's space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New York City.
Space shuttle Enterprise damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Although there is as yet no official confirmation, it appears that the Space Shuttle Enterprise, recently moved to a permanent home in New York City, was damaged by Hurricane Sandy... Continue Reading Space shuttle Enterprise damaged...Show More Summary
Sandy took its toll on the Space Shuttle Enterprise, too By...
Sandy took its toll on the Space Shuttle Enterprise, too By George Dvorsky It appears that the Space Shuttle Enterprise was damaged during the Superstorm. The shuttle, which is NASA’s original prototype orbiter, was on display inside...Show More Summary
Not Even Space Shuttles Can Withstand Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy damaged the Enterprise’s tail. According to a report by Space.com, the shelter protecting the shuttle has collapsed, leaving the Enterprise exposed to the elements. [Space]
Shuttle Enterprise may have sustained damage from "Superstorm" Sandy
Photo: Heath Hurwitz. Enterprise sits partially exposed and possibly damaged at Intrepid Museum in NYC after the storm, Oct. 30, 2012. At CollectSpace, word that space shuttle Enterprise, NASA's original prototype orbiter, "is sitting exposed and appears to have been partially damaged by Hurricane Sandy after the severe storm passed over New York City on [...]
Space Shuttle Enterprise Damaged by Superstorm Sandy [PICS]
Superstorm Sandy, the storm that continues to wreck havoc across the American northeast on Tuesday, caused intense flooding and wind damage across the tri-state area, leaving several people dead. Among its apparent victims: The Space...Show More Summary
Space Shuttle Atlantis hands-on: a look inside (video)
Space Shuttles Discovery, Endeavour and Enterprise have all left Kennedy Space Center for new homes, but Atlantis? She's staying. Come November 2nd, the orbiter will be wheeled out to a 65,000-square-foot exhibit, which is still being constructed at KSC's visitor complex. Show More Summary
Shuttle Endeavour welcomed home by 'Star Trek's' Uhura at LAX
Endeavour: Had it been the Enterprise perched on the LAX tarmac, the moment might have seemed less surreal when "Star Trek's" Uhura stepped forward and spoke of the wonders of space. Yet it was the Endeavour, the retiring space shuttle,...Show More Summary
Space Shuttle Endeavour hitching a ride atop a 747 to its new home on September 17
Space Shuttles Discovery and Enterprise have already settled into their new homes, and now Endeavour is scheduled to depart for its future abode at the California Science Center on September 17th. Taking to the skies atop a modifiedShow More Summary
FL: Kennedy Space Center Will Make Some Money Off the Space Shuttle 'Endeavour' Yet
Enterprise, not Endeavour, atop NASA's 747 September 20. Mark that in your iCal for your next chance at NASA shuttle-spotting as the Endeavour mounts NASA's specially configured Boeing 747 for the cross-country trip to the shuttle's final resting place in Los Angeles. Show More Summary
