Two crews for the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT)
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Astronaut Richard Truly, second pilot for Shuttle Approach and Landing Test
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Approach and Landing Test emblem
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Boeing 747 jet modified to carry shuttle flying over Rocky Mountains
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Boeing 747 jet modified to carry shuttle en route to Dryden
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Orbiter "Enterprise" soars above the NASA 747 carrier
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Orbiter "Enterprise" rides "piggy-back" atop NASA 747 carrier
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View of Mission Control during first Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests
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Orbiter "Enterprise" soars above the NASA 747 carrier
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Orbiter "Enterprise" separates from the NASA 747 carrier
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Orbiter "Enterprise" soars above the NASA 747 carrier
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Orbiter "Enterprise" turns and banks during second ALT
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