| Named for the fictional [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship]] from the television show ''[[Star Trek]]'' as a result of a large write-in campaign.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/nasm_enterprise.html Shuttle Enterprise at Center of Museum's Space Hangar]</ref> Before, it was planned to name it ''Constitution''.
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| Named for the fictional [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship]] from the television show ''[[Star Trek]]'' as a result of a large write-in campaign.<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/nasm_enterprise.html Shuttle Enterprise at Center of Museum's Space Hangar]</ref> Before, it was planned to name it ''Constitution''.
| February 15, 1977
| February 15, 1977
| October 26, 1977
| October 26, 1977
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| January 28, 1986
| January 28, 1986
| Lost on ascent; crew killed
| Lost on ascent; crew killed
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| Originally built for Earth-bound tests, but later converted for space flight.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/challenger-info.html Space Shuttle Overview: Challenger (OV-099)]</ref> Last flight carried [[Christa McAuliffe]], a New Hampshire high school teacher selected to be the first such individual under President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Teacher in Space Project]].
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| Originally built for Earth-bound tests, but later converted for space flight.<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/challenger-info.html Space Shuttle Overview: Challenger (OV-099)]</ref> Last flight carried [[Christa McAuliffe]], a New Hampshire high school teacher selected to be the first such individual under President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Teacher in Space Project]].