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The space shuttle Enterprise has been on public display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, in New York City, since 19 July. Though named after the fictional USS Enterprise from the TV show “Star Trek,” it has never flown in space. The craft was used to test the design’s gliding and landing ability before the introduction of its successor shuttles.











Willie Jones
Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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