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live from the smithsonian national air

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and space museum stephen f udvar-hazy

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we're live on nasa television awaiting

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the

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very first ever space shuttle

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which has been maintained as part of the

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national collection

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as we prepared for that

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watching

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video that has been taken by nasa

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television over the last several days as

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prepared to bring space shuttle

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news media are gathered here at the air

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and space museum's udvar hazy center and

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awaiting enterprise

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enterprise will be backed out and moved

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on to a

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pathway behind a stage where it will

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join its fellow orbiter space shuttle

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discovery for a ceremony that will begin

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here at 11 a.m eastern time live on nasa

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television at which time nasa will turn

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over discovery

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space shuttle enterprise was the very

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first ever space shuttle it was

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originally named the constitution

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in honor of the u.s constitution's

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bicentennial but after

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a public campaign from a number of fans

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of the star trek television show

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even though enterprise never flew in

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space it was an important part of the

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history of nasa and the space shuttle

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the work that the astronaut crews fred

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hayes gordon fullerton joe engel and

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dick truly did to

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conduct approach and landing tests was

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integral in determining the flight

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capabilities and the landing feasibility

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of the space shuttle before columbia

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in preparation for the delivery of space

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shuttle discovery to the national air

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and space museum's udvar housing center

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nasa's shuttle aircraft designated nasa

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was flown from the west coast to the

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east coast it was based at the dryden

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it flew across country

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on its way to kennedy space center in

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and here we see nasa 905 taxing in

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preparation for its flight

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the shuttle carrier aircraft have been

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in use for many years shuttling and

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ferrying space shuttles across the

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country following shuttle landings at

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the edwards air force base

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and here we see the shuttle carrier

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aircraft on final approach

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it taxied up and awaited the arrival of

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space shuttle discovery which had been

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housed in the vehicle assembly building

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discovery was rolled to the mate demate

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device where it was placed on a sling

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lifted above the ground

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and awaited the arrival of the shuttle

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carrier aircraft to be taxied underneath

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here we see the shuttle air

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shuttle carrier aircraft

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as it makes its way directly

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on the center line

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to be placed and spotted for

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here we see the workers carefully

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discovery was attached at the same

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points that the external tank attached

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when she flew in space

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and here discovery is making her final

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from kennedy space center

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aloft and about to begin a flyover of

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the space coast for

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residents and workers to take one final

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the aircraft flew at about

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fifteen thousand feet and route to the

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here it's making a low flyover of the

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discovery arrived in the nation's

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on tuesday and made a spectacular fly

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around the national mall

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and other historic monuments

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the national harbor the white house the

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washington monument

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thousands and thousands of washington dc

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residents came out

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stopped their cars along the roads

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it was an amazing sight

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something that had not been seen in

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here's the nation's capitol building

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the flyover took more than an hour

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did a spectacular job of ensuring that

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as many people as possible in the area

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washington dc were able to see the space

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and here it's making its landing

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at washington's dulles international

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this occurred at 1105 a.m on tuesday

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the shuttle carrier aircraft piloted by

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and overnight

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space shuttle discovery was lifted off

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of the shuttle carrier aircraft and it

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towed to the same area where enterprise

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enterprise was the very first space

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it was constructed and here we see cast

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members of the star trek television

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as constitution was renamed

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the shuttle was involved in

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here it is detached

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with pilots at the controls

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california once again proving the

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capability of the shuttle to land as a

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once the important work of enterprise

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collection at the national air and space

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museum in washington dc here at the

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udvar hazy center and here we see

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enterprise being rolled into the hangar

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where in just a few minutes she will

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when discovery is moved into the hanger

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and be placed atop the shuttle carrier

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enterprise has been here for many years

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and has served as a a tool to educate

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and we're back live

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awaiting the rollback of enterprise out

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once again enterprise will

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greet her sister ship discovery for a

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ceremony that will be carried live on

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nasa television this morning

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enterprise will be going to the sea air

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and space museum the intrepid sea air

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and space museum

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in new york a fabulous museum facility

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will remain there while an elaborate set

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of cranes that were used to offload

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or shuttle carrier aircraft overnight

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for the offload of enterprise and here

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the hangar at the udvarhazi center

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enterprise is being pushed

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uh by a tug similar to those that push

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kennedy space center for moving space

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alliance

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have been here in the washington dc over

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helping to prepare enterprise for this

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ensuring that it has the structural

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integrity to withstand a ferry flight to

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top the shuttle carrier aircraft which

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backing the enterprise out of the hangar

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enterprise is backed completely out of

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while enterprise never flew in space

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approach in landing tests and capture

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during may and june of 1983 enterprise

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time period enterprise was ferry to

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was orbiter vehicle or ov 101 and of

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and as all of the shuttles were

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constructed and built and turned over to

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nasa they also came with a title

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space shuttle discovery which also is

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our ceremony will be conducted later

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discovery will make the same journey

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from the opposite direction and the two

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discovery will be joined nose-to-nose as

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to this magnificent

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celebration that

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will occur in the nation's capital as

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nasa turns over space shuttle discovery

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celebration that will occur later today

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an event that will be memorable for

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all those in attendance and all those

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and while the space shuttle orbiters no

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longer will be flying they will continue

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opportunity to learn from what they have

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country here in washington dc at the

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national air and space museum

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in new york city at the intrepid sea air

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and space museum

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in california

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at the

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california science center where space

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shuttle endeavour will go later this

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year

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and at the kennedy space center visitor

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complex where space shuttle atlantis

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will be on display

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once again enterprise will be making her

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way to new york city to the intrepid sea

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air and space museum

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within the next several days weather

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and we see the vertical stabilizer

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lofting up in the air and

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clearing its way

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past the vertical slit

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in the opening above the the main

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a proud moment

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as the american flag and

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clearly marked the united states space

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shuttle enterprise

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exits the hangar at the national air and

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space museum udvar housing center where

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she has been on display

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for many years

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majestic site a space shuttle orbiter

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very nice

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shuttle enterprise

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has a tail cone affixed uh covering up

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where main engines would be

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and this will enable uh

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more stability and airworthiness

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once she is mounted to the top of the

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shuttle carrier aircraft and making her

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there we see the tail cone

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it's a massive structure

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in many pieces that take some time to

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assemble

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a very experienced workforce from the

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kennedy space center in florida

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has been here

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consisting of nasa and contractor

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workers to

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prepare enterprise for today and for the

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next several days as she is

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lifted by crane to the top of the

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shuttle carrier aircraft and

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prepared for the flight to the

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a beautiful view head on of enterprise

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as she has completed backing out of the

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transit a short distance to the location

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where she will be parked in preparation

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once again

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this massive aircraft that uh

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weighs in the vicinity of 160 to a

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hundred seventy five thousand pounds is

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able to be moved

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with a tug

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a commercial tug that uh

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would be the same

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you would find at a

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thank you

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space shuttles are iconic

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very distinctive

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and they all have stories to tell and

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those stories will be told in the

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museums where they will be located

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the space shuttles collectively

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over 30 years in the program

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deployed communication satellites the

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hubble space telescope

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repaired satellites

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constructed the international space

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station

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or the location for scientific test beds

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and helped the united states maintain

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its leadership in space

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a leadership role that continues as

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nasa turns

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to the

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and

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is working on constructing the largest

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rocket ever that will take american

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astronauts farther into space than ever

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okay

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space shuttle enterprise orbiter vehicle

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101 making a slow roll

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to uh her location here

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behind the stage

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thousands and thousands of visitors are

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anticipated to attend the smithsonian

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national air and space museum stephen f

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udvarhazy center today for this

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welcome discovery festival it kicks off

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a several day festival of educational

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activities

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learning

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experiences and an opportunity

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to see

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space shuttle enterprise

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and nasa television will be carrying all

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nasa's associate administrator for human

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exploration and operations william

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gerstenmaier will be

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on nasa television

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between 10 30 and 11 today

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talking about

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his experiences in the space shuttle

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program and

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working with and

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managing

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many of the aspects of the shuttle

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program

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i'm talking about the people with whom

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he's worked

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the amazing workforce that constructed

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maintained

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and prepared each shuttle for flight

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the teams that operated mission control

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in houston the teams that trained the

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astronauts and the astronauts themselves

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and then at 11 o'clock this morning the

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with a host of vips

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and throngs of

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attendees

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and once again we'll be carried live on

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looking at the windows close up on space

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here's a team of united space alliance

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workers who have been here in the

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washington dc area helping to prepare

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enterprise

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and to prepare discovery

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and they will be here again for several

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more days to prepare enterprise to fly

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to new york city

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united space alliance the prime

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contractor for nasa's space shuttle

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this is the vertical stabilizer

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now which can expand with speed brake to

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slow the shuttle upon landing

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the space shuttle is the first ever

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reusable

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spacecraft

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and when it was in flight prior to its

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retirement last year

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virtually all elements were reusable

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except for the external tank the large

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orange structure that contained the

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liquid propellant that fed the shuttle's

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main engines

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both the shuttle orbiter itself and the

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solid rocket boosters the

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the twin boosters attached to the sides

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were recovered and reused for every

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flight

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none of which could have happened

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without the important

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research that was conducted by this

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space shuttle orbiter here

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here comes enterprise passing the

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a prelude to the two orbiters nose to

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there have only been very few occasions

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when space shuttles have

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rolled at the same time and and been so

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near each other as they will be today

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the two shuttles will remain nose to

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when

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enterprise will back up discovery will

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roll into its hanger for

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permanent display

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and enterprise will make its way

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to dulles international airport in

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preparation to be lifted to the shuttle

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carrier aircraft and sent to its new

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home at the intrepid sea air and space

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here

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a slow

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safe roll to ensure that everything

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goes well as

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the workers from nasa

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the national air and space museum and

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united space alliance

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roll space shuttle enterprise into place

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a beautiful sight in the early morning

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sunshine in washington dc as

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having seen the light of day for the

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weather permitting

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enterprise will

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be affixed to the top of the shuttle

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carrier aircraft over the next several

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days and is planned to make its flight

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to new york city

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on monday april 23rd

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weather forecasters in the washington

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area

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are not predicting

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pristine weather however over the next

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few days so

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those operations will

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be scheduled

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to avoid any

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and it will make the flight to new york

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when that work is done whether it occurs

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on monday or not

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but as of now that is the schedule and

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nasa

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expects that uh

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that will be uh maintained until we know

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enterprise again was the very first

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followed by columbia

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challenger

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discovery

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atlantis

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the birthday of enterprise when

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she was rolled out of her assembly

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facility at rockwell's air force plant

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42 in palmdale california

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was september 17

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the nine month long approach and landing

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test program was conducted from february

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through november 1977 at the dryden

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flight research facility

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and it demonstrated that the orbiter

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could fly in the atmosphere and land

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like an airplane

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except without power

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it

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was a large glider

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some were

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not confident in its uh

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aerodynamic capabilities but it proved

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itself

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on several occasions and set the stage

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for moving ahead with the space shuttle

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program and what was to become the first

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foreign

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there are a number of uh

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nasa astronauts and former astronauts

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who will be here in attendance today

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making their way around the space

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shuttles they'll be a part of the

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ceremony as well

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one of the attendees will be

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one of the original pilots of enterprise

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for the approach and landing tests

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joe engel

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joe also

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flew space shuttle discovery

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the only person to have flown both of

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the space shuttles that will be here in

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uh

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and space shuttle enterprise is

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positioned for today's welcome discovery

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ceremony

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enterprise will be

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greeting her sister ship nose to nose

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for a ceremony that will be carried live

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on nasa television at 11 a.m eastern

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very nice

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along with joe engel

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dick truly fred hayes and gordon

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fullerton all flew the

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five approach and landing test flights

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that helped demonstrate the ability of

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the space shuttle

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to descend and land safely on the runway

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number of dignitaries and guests will be

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in attendance today

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a number of people who have worked on

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astronauts typically are seen wearing

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their blue flight jackets or blue flight

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suits

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and we have seen this morning one

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person already

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around the aircraft and that was joe

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engel

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one of the original pilots

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with enterprise in place the crowd is

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it's a majestic site especially to be

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it's hard to get a

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a true grasp of the size

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of the ship

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and unless you are privileged enough to

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and it is amazing to realize that the

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space shuttles launched

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vertically

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like a rocket

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maneuvered meticulously through space

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docked with other spacecraft while both

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the shuttle and the spacecraft were

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traveling at seventeen thousand five

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hundred miles an hour and then

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performed a breaking

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burn to

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deorbit

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and within an hour

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back on the ground having descended and

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slowed down from 17 500 miles an hour to

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zero right on the center line of a

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runway

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an amazing spaceship an amazing

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accomplishment of american ingenuity

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one that

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will be carried on with the next

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the uh and here we see the setup for the

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uh

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for the program that will be carried

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live on nasa television later enterprise

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is in place to the right of the screen

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discovery's nose will will move in place

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the stage is set

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the transfer of discovery

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to the national air and space museum

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once again that ceremony will begin at

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thank you

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all right

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so with space shuttle enterprise the

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very first space shuttle ever built and

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the first to fly in the atmosphere

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in place for

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our ceremony today and with space

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shuttle discovery having been

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removed from the shuttle carrier

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aircraft and put on its landing gear

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for the final time at 4 30 a.m today

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discovery will be rolled into place nose

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to nose with enterprise

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and nasa television will be back

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with live coverage of today's welcome

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discovery ceremony

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live from the smithsonian national air

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and space museum stephen f udvar housing

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and this concludes nasa television's

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coverage of space shuttle enterprise

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backing out from the udvar-hazy center

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and put in place once again we'll be

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back with live coverage of the ceremony