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NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center
Image # : 7992403
Date : 10/4/1978

Title

Space Shuttle Enterprise Lifted into Dynamic Test Stand

Full Description

Aerial view of Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise being hoisted into Marshall's Dynamic Test Stand for the Mated Vertical Ground Vibration test (MVGVT). The test marked the first time ever that the entire Space Shuttle elements, an Orbiter, an External Tank (ET), and two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB), were mated together. Purpose of the vibration tests was to verify that the Space Shuttle performed its launch configuration as predicted.

Keywords

Enterprise Dynamic Test Stand Mated Vertical Ground Vibration Test

Subject Category

Rocket Propulsion, Space Shuttle, Aerial Photographs,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: MSFC
  • Center Number: 7992403
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000054

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA Earnie Harding
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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