Sunday, April 4, 2021

The Explorers' Club, № DCCCVIII

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle, Prelude
15 February-26 October 1977: The Approach & Landing Tests—The Space Shuttle Enterprise OV-101 was carried aloft by the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified Boeing 747); two crews—CDR Fred Haise & Pilot Gordon Fullterton & CDR Joe Engle & Pilot Dick Truly—piloted the Enterprise through three captive flights & five free flights, landing at California's Dryden Flight Research Center.
Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: Approach & Landing Tests
Buddy Rich, "Space Shuttle" from Stick It (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)
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