NEW YORK—The Space Shuttle Enterprise will eke out its remaining days inspiring young children to be engineers—at least that’s what astronaut Fred Wallace Haise Jr. hopes.
Haise, one of the test pilots for Enterprise’s five flights, was excited about the new Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum opening Thursday.
Video footage of early flights, text panels, and a dramatically lit Enterprise are all part of the exhibition.
In response to how he felt during his first Enterprise flight, Haise said, “It was exciting. I was worried, like any first flight—had we forgotten something?”
Haise was one of only 24 astronauts who later flew to the moon. He said the landing tests would check the landing characteristics and aero dynamics, and verify that the computers were working synchronously.
