NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, speaking from aboard the International Space Station, paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of space shuttle Enterprise's debut.

On September 17, 1976, NASA revealed the Enterprise—its first space shuttle, named after Star Trek's starship. Discover how this pioneering craft shaped American spaceflight history.

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, speaking from aboard the International Space Station, paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of space shuttle Enterprise's debut.

The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and ...