From: utzoo!henry Newsgroups: net.space Title: Enterprise status Article-I.D.: utzoo.2140 Posted: Thu Jun 10 17:15:02 1982 Received: Thu Jun 10 17:15:02 1982 Last I heard, the Enterprise is not considered as a flyable shuttle any more. Basically, it's overweight and below flight standards in other minor ways. This is why the static test prototype, orbiter 099, is being refurbished to become a real orbiter. Originally the Enterprise was to be the second orbiter and the static-test article was never to be a complete orbiter. Now the Enterprise's official fate is to be cannibalized for parts, I think. Mind you, if NASA suddenly needs another orbiter badly (if one of the existing ones crashes, say) after the production line is closed, it might be Real Handy to have this almost-orbiter sitting in storage...