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Astronauts Haise (left) and Fullerton in front of parking Space Shuttle Enterprise just after egress, following ALT-14, the third free flight.

Date: September 23, 1977

NASA ID: S77-28537

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Film of Space Shuttle Enterprise landing at Runway 17.

"Separation was initiated by the orbiter crew 49 seconds later. Computer 2 stopped executing at separation. The remaining three computers in the redundant set continued operating properly and the crew took the necessary actions to continue the flight as planned. The orbiter was landed on lakebed runway 17 with touchdown at 15:53:51. Touchdown was approximately 1 mile past the predicted landing point. Free-flight time was 5 minutes and 22 seconds. Steering, braking, and coasting tests were performed during rollout which was approximately 11 000 feet. The altitude profile for free flight 1 is shown in figure 4-1."

Date: August 12, 1977

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[lonestarflight]

"Space Shuttle Enterprise accompanied by three T-38 chase aircraft, on approach to touchdown on the Dryden Flight Research Center dry lake bed, Edwards Air Force Base during the Shuttle Program’s Approach and Landing Tests (ALT-13)."

Date: September 23, 1977.

Mike Acs's Collection: link

[lonestarflight]

The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise parked on the runway, after her third free flight at DFRC, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Note: astronauts Haise (left), Commander, and Fullerton, Pilot, are in the inset.

Date: September 23, 1977

NASA ID: S77-28538

[lonestarflight]

"Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise soars above the North Base area of Edwards Air Force Base during its five-minute, 34-second unpowered flight, the third of a series of manned Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT-14). Moments earlier Enterprise had separated from its 747 carrier aircraft, atop which it sat upon takeoff from the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), with its crew of astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., commander, and C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot. Three T-38 chase planes follow. This photograph was taken from a fourth T-38 chase plane."

Date: September 23, 1977

NASA ID: S77-28667, S77-28540, S77-28668

[lonestarflight]

"The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise sits atop the NASA 747 carrier aircraft in a piggy-back configuration prior to separation for the third free flight of the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT-14) conducted at the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) in Southern California. The crew of Enterprise consisted of astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., commander, and C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot. This photo was shot from one of the T-38 chase planes accompanying the ALT craft. Three other T-38 chase planes are pictured."

Date: September 23, 1977

NASA ID: S77-28649, S77-28542

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Space Shuttle Enterprise and the 747 SCA take off from Edwards Air Force Base, Ca., to conduct the free flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

"Takeoff was from runway 22 and the turn to intersect the racetrack flight pattern was made 15 minutes into the flight."

Date: August 12, 1977

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[lonestarflight]

"Space Shuttle Enterprise soars above the NASA 747 carrier aircraft after separating during the first free flight of the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALTs) conducted at Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California. Astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., and C. Gordon Fullerton were the crew of the Enterprise. The ALT free flights are designed to verify Orbiter subsonic airworthiness, integrated systems operations and pilot-guided approach and landing capability and satisfying prerequisites to automatic flight control and navigation mode."

Commemorative stamp from Rockwell International

Date: August 12, 1977

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NASA ID: S77-27512, S77-27945, EC77-8928, EC77-8780

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