The first space shuttle, Enterprise, never made it to space. In fact, Enterprise was not capable of spaceflight; it was built without engines or a heat shield. Nevertheless, it made major ...

In 1976, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the 'Star Trek' television series. From left to ...

Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Empire State Building, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. The SCA and Enterprise ...

On August 12, 1977, NASA entered a new era with the launch of the Enterprise, a space shuttle prototype that never actually reached space. But despite falling short of even cruising altitude in a ...

NASA planned to name the first space shuttle Constitution ... you're a true Star Trek fan. The shuttle Enterprise made 13 flights in 1976 and 1977, none of them in orbit. There were eight captive ...

Thirty-five years ago today (Sept. 17), Americans got their first good look at a spaceship that would become a national icon. On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA's prototype space shuttle Enterprise was ...

Black side down,' Lego style Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing ...

NEW YORK — New York City, meet space shuttle Enterprise. On Thursday (July 19), the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Manhattan's west side opened its new "Space Shuttle Pavilion" to the ...

A floating Manhattan museum unveiled a temporary new exhibition devoted to the space shuttle Enterprise Thursday while the prototype orbiter — NASA's first shuttle — is being restored after a ...

R: The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise inside of Marshall Space Flight Center's Dynamic Test Stand for Mated Vertical Ground Vibration tests (MVGVT). Images: NASA Get the Popular Science daily ...

This story was updated at 6:20 p.m. ET. Space shuttle Enterprise, NASA's original prototype orbiter, is sitting exposed and appears to have been partially damaged by Hurricane Sandy after the ...