[net.startrek] space shuttle

dwm (02/19/83)

	What ever happened to the space shuttle Enterprize? Did they
just rename it to Columbia, or are they doing something with it? Was
(is) it capable of space flight? Wouldn't it be interesting to see a 
Startrek film with the old shuttle and Kirk's Enterprise meeting in 
some time related conflict!
	Oh well ,,, 
					Logic is only the beginning...
					Sometimes one out weights the many
					and 
					Sometimes many out weight the one!

svw (02/22/83)

 The space shuttle Enterprise was a test model, not intended to
fly, although I think they had originally planned to refit it for
space flight. This plan has probably been cancelled.  

The space shuttle and the star ship have met, in a way. In the
first Star Trek movie, the ship's lounge had a display with
pictures of five craft named "Enterprise": the British sailing
warship, the American aircraft carrier, the space shuttle, a
21st century sublight spacecraft, and the starship (from the TV
series, before the facelift.)

alb (02/22/83)

The Enterprise was the prototype shuttle, used in drop tests in
the late 70's.  It is not space worthy and there are no current
plans to make it space worthy.