Hey Star Trek fans, did you know that there was a real life spaceship called the Enterprise? (Well, sort of spaceship...)

It was the very first prototype of the space shuttle, you can see its 1976 public unveiling here:

https://fedi.video/w/nwydYGKUpKZgD7NWjrmLMG

The original plan was to convert the Enterprise prototype into a full space-going shuttle, but unfortunately design changes meant it was easier to build a new shuttle from scratch.

You can still see the Enterprise at a museum in New York.

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Space Shuttle Prototype Rollout (1976) (featuring the first space shuttle Enterprise)

Official NASA news film from 1976 about the first public rollout ceremony of the space shuttle prototype, named Enterprise after the ship from "Star Trek". You can very briefly see cast members Leo...

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