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NASA image of the day · 17 September 2026

NASA Unveils Enterprise, the First Space Shuttle

NASA Unveils Enterprise, the First Space Shuttle
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The rollout ceremony for NASA’s first space shuttle, OV-101, coincided with Constitution Day of the nation’s bicentennial on Sept.17, 1976. Although the orbiter was originally planned to be named Constitution, Star Trek fans successfully convinced President Gerald Ford to name it Enterprise after the series’ fictional starship.

The text is NASA’s caption.

From NASA’s Image of the Day. NASA’s own photos are generally not protected by copyright; each one keeps NASA’s credit line, and pictures credited to anyone else are left out. NASA does not endorse this site. nasa.gov ↗