Space Shuttle Enterprise 1st Test Flight August 12 1977 

No nikka!

A brick could fly

It’s a brick

@Md. Rafiul Islam he didn’t make the video

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There can be only one Queen of the skies, B747 ❤

I flew on many 747 planes ✈️ in my career as a flight attendant they were the best planes ever made beautiful

It was in production much longer than the A380.

SpaceX's first Starship should be named Enterprise!

From Yesterday's Enterprise episode. Epic! One of the best phrases in the franchise.

Man I love the 80's

im pretty sure star trek did a good job of establishing the name enterprise as a sort of legend :P

Only needs some Star Trek songs now

So you knew space shuttle never went in orbit?

@@sandrocoen3209 I speculate that the coolant systems were for the onboard electronics.

@@heathbauerle2787 I think hes saying that not a single orbiter went to orbit. It'd be a dumb name if it didn't go to orbit

Your father was very cool.

That’s really awesome!

We didn’t want your input thanks.

James Watson clearly you don’t get the joke/reference lol

I was hope someone would make that reference!

@@jameswatson4855 well this is called a comment section 🤔🥺

I’m so happy I came across this comment.

I was 6 years old when it landed at RAF Fairford on its return trip . We were allowed a day off from school to go and see it

I was 2 years old, I win

@@cookiebob_ HAH! Good one!! Lol

That must have been awesome. Still remember my mom phoning the school 21 April 1981 to say "He won't be coming to school until after the shuttle launches." They tried to argue with her. LOL. "Good luck with that.."

@@tyson31415 lol

A glider that hits supersonic speeds on its way down on top of it, they slow from 1.800 mph to 1.600 this causes it to descend back to earth, they have to slow the Shuttle down and get it slower than the sound barrier by making a series of S turns, as it approaches the runway they pitch the nose up at the apron of the runway to burn off speed this is why one returning from space needs a lot of runway just to glide over slowing down to safely land.

Jerry Lawrence Drums actually hypersonic speeds.

JonsReef Agree 100% The idea of a reusable craft was ludicrous at the time. Not to mention other feats such as untethered spacewalks and numerous studies, satellite repairs and the placement of the Hubble Telescope. That program provided incalculable benefit. And we all know our government has spent billions more on “less productive” endeavors

@JonsReef the one they built is a prototype lol. And its stainless steel so it can survive reentry without expensive heat protection like the ones that eventually doomed the space shuttle

@JonsReef I don't like Elon but the idea isn't that crazy. It will sweat out some liquid methane ( like aircraft do with fuel) to cool the skin. Though a heat shield will be done.

When the shuttle was flying under CSS, the commander and pilot aren’t really flying so much as sending suggestions to the shuttle flight computers.

Space Shuttles were barely flown manually, there trajectory was plotted and everything from the turns and glideslope were pretty much entirely controlled by the flight computer.

Eric Janney Hair most successfully split. I know that as it went further along the landings became more computerized but no other spacecraft we’ve ever used was controlled manually to that degree. There must always be some linkage (mechanical or electronic) between pilot and craft By your thinking man hasn’t actually “flown” yet because we’re not flapping our arms to overcome earths gravitational attraction.

@@liam4606 STS-2 was the only manual landing in full. Engle and Truly were supposedly vomiting afterward.

the Soviet Buran was better in almost every technical way. Including a kick ass auto land system - right on the paint.

hahaha how to land a shuttle

a brick with wings & barely any brakes, & the "flying" begins at Mach 25..

actually the enterprise was very aerodynamic because it had the shock body in the back, it didn’t have that flat back with those massive engines and a very sudden change in cross sectional area, which gave it such bad aerodynamic properties

Like a wheelbarrow and this is where the miracle is !

It's like we used to say in the Air Force about the F-4. It's a perfect example that you can make a brick fly with a big enough engine.

How old are you now? :)

@@theankon1 58

@@bovineman61 ok Senior, you were so lucky

@@theankon1 Hey, I resemble that remark...lol

@@bovineman61 okay. Stay safe :)

It is USA colors.

Notice how it has "NASA" on the tail?

I'm just waiting to someone repost a unfunny meme to the 2 people above me who didn't got the joke

It was a joke? Oh, I'm sorry. I hadn't realized. Do tell me if you feel obliged to make another.

Plot twist: it wasn't a joke.

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The 747 is the King of the Sky, the Queen of the sky is the Concorde

@@albee8259 you might want to rethink that bud. Google "Queen of the sky" and all of the results show the glorious 747. This is common knowledge.

813Productions kings are OVER the queens. The 747 will always be better than any aircraft. It's also a manly plane. Strong, fast, and kind. Like a true American.

So, what do derogatory name do you call the manned capsules of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo that helped to get us to the moon and back? Rocks? Stones? Pebbles?

First 5 or so landings had t38s flying chase giving out landing specs

Hello NavyF…I had a model kit too 1977 and I was 7 . I’ve just got an untouched model for 40 q . Excellent. It is the chrome 747 with enterprise. I desperately want the t38s too but being dense as I am surely they would need to be 1:144 same as the aircraft ? Is that correct Sir. Much appreciated if you reply. Justin

Nice landing Enterprise. Your clear to taxi on 3A to terminal.... oh wait.

The gear adds drag which in needed to reduce speed.

In a shuttle, you need to apply landing gear at the right time. Not to early that you will produce so much drag that you will slow down to much. Not to late so you dont have enough time for the gear to come out before you touch down. Also, once the gear is down on a shuttle, it cant be raised again, so yeah

15 minutes before touch down? It's still in space 15min before touchdown.. Or was

@@DannyBoi2112 The Shuttle was chock full of one-time use only features and functions. I can't imagine the pressure to get each task or procedure right the first (and only) time.

Oh no! They scared me so much. Those would hit our building so hard, I thought it was the beginning of an earthquake.

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UNDERRATED xdxdxddxdxd

and... the new proposed moon base 'Alpha' as it was in another Sci Fi show Space 1999...

@@BillHosko Yes, I loved that show, too.

and we all thought Apollo and the Space Shuttle was the beginning of man visiting other planets...

They were going name it something else. A petition was started to change it and the public response was huge.

@@jimwest1967 I remember that letter writing, (yes future boys and girls, actual pen to paper letters) campaign. You're right about the response.

first 100% starship landing that the vehicle survived today

That was the 20th century. We are nearly a quarter into this new century and are in a phase where two separate wills are being tested. There is NO place for efforts like this while the nation remains divided. The battle over the direction of the nation must be decided first.

@@thomast8539 well said

@@thomast8539 The same could have been said during all the space testing going on throughout the 1960's. The nation was divided, perhaps even moreso than today. We were on the brink of nuclear war with the Soviets and Chi Com. Civil rights protests and riots. Viet Nam protestors all over the nation. Protestors getting shot up at Kent State. The Nixon/Watergate scandal. Yet we still landed a man on the moon. Which was a gigantic achievement given the obstacles.

Do you mean the F-117?

u /jake_funny nice bro

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@@ChocManus Thats about it, I was a young boy playing outside in Madison county when it flew over on the back of the 747 it flew low and slow in a right banking turn right over my house. Kinda scary looking seeing that much weight fly that slow ( at landing speeds) it looked like it was just hanging there, I had a great view of it all including the cone they installed over the main engines.

@@jerrylawrencedrums8224 sounds brilliant

@@ChocManus Growing up watching Buck Rogers and Star wars It was an awsome sight. The 747 was impressive too because at the time all we saw was EMD 80s American Airlines and DC9s Delta, they were the largest aircraft flying in and out of Huntsville at the time.

I was always envious on kids growing up in America at the time of early days of space race. You have some nice memories man

me as well😂

do you know the name of the song?

Be caused to big panic of shutdown of Kryptonite green seed sized 0.02mm and weight 0.650g will be devastated of new medium hectares 45m per cubic

Yes it is!

I live in Seabrook and drive by JSC and Space Center Houston at least 1-2 times a week and see the static displays of the 747 Carrier, the mock Shuttle Independence (which still looks AMAZING) on her back and a SpaceX Falcon. All inspire admiration and awe! God Bless All Our Brave Space Explorers and those who support them! ‘Merica 🇺🇸

okay.

I watch it live also, didn’t have to skip school. I was still on summer vacation. School didn’t start until late August . I also lived in Texas

Easy Kelli Halliburton. They say 10 out of 1 people are dyslexic.

@@gerardmoran9560 😆

@@gerardmoran9560 And more then half forgets to check the time and date!

So many people call it a "brick" on these threads, the same, might as well call a millennium falcon a sandbox.

4 days before Elvis died.

Well at least we have the falcon 9

@Logan Zavala How so?

Good question

Without all the cabin fittings and passengers with luggage it was pretty light. The Shuttle by itself wasn’t that heavy. The CoG was higher than for passenger flights but the TO weight was lower.

Lighter than a fully-loaded normal 747, but the extra drag of the shuttle on top hurt performance, couldn't fly as fast or far.

The speed was limited to 250 Knots, range was 1,150 Nautical Miles, and Cruise Altitude was 15,000 feet. There were a total of three SCAs (when this test was done, there were only two; both of them undelivered American Airlines aircraft), the third one being added in about 1991 (Purchased from Japan Airlines, for Europe-based Abort Operations).

It was an amazing vehicle,but so many problems. The sheer size of it for re-entry. The SRB's, the tech was old before it even got into the air. Beautiful though.

A step backwards? you truly dont know what you are talking about. I know nostalgy and stuff... and the shuttles looked pretty cool bla bla bla. but they were a fail. there is a reason why nasa stopped the project.

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@@emmanroyhippy6859 ;)

Главная движущая сила это изобретение электричества! Без электро жили бы до сих пор в 18 веке

@@erkocyber не только электричество. А также ДВС, тоже великая движущая сила. Сегодня человечество не способна выжить например без автотранспорта.

@@Terra-111 даже транспорт с двс остался бы на уровне 19 века без электро.

Matthew C My uncle welded planes and he agrees. Big old 🧱. We pointed out the glide ratio, and he said “Oh yeah? What about the dive ratio?!” He said he would never ride one.

Wow, that's so fucking amazing!!! I just pee'ed my pants a little.

I've just finished into the black, it's a pretty good read. I was shocked at how quickly it followed the Apollo program. Always thought there was quite a long gap between them.

@@rodddrake Funny I always forget Apollo ran into the mid 70s with skylab, the shuttle concepts from that time are pretty neat..

@@jasonrackawack9369 yeah, poor old Skylab, couldn't get a shuttle up in time to save it 👍. Reading Apollo 8 at the minute. That was a hell of a leap. To suddenly decide to orbit the moon. Much cooler times ☺️