Enterprise
The space shuttle Enterprise never flew in space. It served as an atmosphere-only test vehicle for NASA in the late 1970s.
The first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise never flew in outer space. It's only flight was an unmanned glide test.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise was originally to be christened "Constitution," but a letter writing campaign from fans of the television show Star Trek convinced NASA to change the name.
The first constructed Space Shuttle was the Enterprise. It was a craft only used for handling and landing tests and study glide characteristics. It never traveled into space. The first flight certified shuttle was Columbia, the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.First space shuttle used for testing transport / return was Enterprise, which was not made fully functional until other craft were lost.Enterprise was the first space shuttle, but was not meant to go into space, and was used for testing purposes. Colombia was the first fully- functional shuttle.Original the Space Shuttle was going to called the Constitution but a lot of fan from the Televison show "Star Trek" wrote to NASA and because of all the letter, NASA renamed it to "Enterprise"Also the Space Shuttle Enterprise was use in the credit for the show "Star Trek: Enterprise" when it was pull out from the hangerEnterprise, the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, was originally to be named Constitution (in honor of the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial). However, viewers of the popular TV Science Fiction show Star Trek started a write-in campaign urging the White House to select the name Enterprise.Columbia was the first shuttle to enter space on 12 April 1981. The shuttle Enterprise was used before this, but never went into space.The first Space Shuttle completed was named "Enterprise", and was completed in 1977. It never made space flight, though, as it never was equipped with a functioning heat shield, or even engines. It was used simply for test flights within the atmosphere. The first Space Shuttle to complete a mission to space was named the "Columbia". It was completed in 1979, and made the first trip to space of any Space Shuttle in 1981.
NASA developed the Space Shuttle as the United States "Space Transportation System" (STS). The first unpowered Shuttle landing was by the "Enterprise" on August 12, 1977, and the first space mission by the shuttle Columbia on April 12-14, 1981.
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
Of the five that were sent into space (the Space Shuttle Enterprise was used only for landing tests only), three were successful.
NASA space shuttle quit cause the wanted to make and improve there shuttle before use of them
It has kept up a lot of interest in our own space program. Which NASA acknowledged in naming a space shuttle "Enterprise".
I was almost certainly sure that it was the shuttle enterprise in the early 80's, I remember trek fans demanding it from NASA. I could be wrong though!