{"id":330412,"date":"2023-06-01T12:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:07:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T17:07:18","slug":"amf-s77-28138","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-s77-28138\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach and Landing Test (ALT) – Shuttle Free-Flight (FF)-2, News Release"},"author":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[9395],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"","original_date":{"stamp":242956800,"display":"September 13th, 1977"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Enterprise orbiter banks during the second free flight over the desert of Southern California.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=300&h=194&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=768&h=496&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1024&h=662&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1536&h=993&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=400&h=259&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=600&h=388&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=900&h=582&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1200&h=776&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>S77-28138 (13 Sept 1977) — The shuttle Orbiter 101 “Enterprise” makes a slight turn and bank maneuver during the second free flight of the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) conducted on September 13, 1977, at the Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California.  The “Enterprise” separated from the NASA 747 carrier aircraft and landed following a five-minute, 28-second unpowered flight.  The Orbiter 101 crew was astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot.  The ALT free flights are designed to verify orbiter subsonic airworthiness, integrated systems operations and pilot-guided approach and landing capability and satisfy prerequisites to automatic flight control and navigation mode.  The orbiter soars above the dry California desert in this post-separation view. Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton took this picture while riding in T-38 chase plane number one.  He used a 35mm Nikon camera with a 50mm lens.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>S77-28138 (13 Sept 1977) — The shuttle Orbiter 101 “Enterprise” makes a slight turn and bank maneuver during the second free flight of the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) conducted on September 13, 1977, at the Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California.  The “Enterprise” separated from the NASA 747 carrier aircraft and landed following a five-minute, 28-second unpowered flight.  The Orbiter 101 crew was astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot.  The ALT free flights are designed to verify orbiter subsonic airworthiness, integrated systems operations and pilot-guided approach and landing capability and satisfy prerequisites to automatic flight control and navigation mode.  The orbiter soars above the dry California desert in this post-separation view. Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton took this picture while riding in T-38 chase plane number one.  He used a 35mm Nikon camera with a 50mm lens.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"The Enterprise orbiter banks during the second free flight over the desert of Southern California.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg","width":1920,"height":1241,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=300,194","width":300,"height":194,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium_large":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=768,496","width":768,"height":496,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"large":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=1024,662","width":1024,"height":662,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"1536x1536":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=1536,993","width":1536,"height":993,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-xsm":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=400,259","width":400,"height":259,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-sm":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=600,388","width":600,"height":388,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-md":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=900,582","width":900,"height":582,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-lg":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?resize=1200,776","width":1200,"height":776,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"full":{"file":"s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint","width":1920,"height":1241,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1241&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"}},"credits":"","original_date":{"stamp":242956800,"display":"September 13th, 1977"}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s77-28138\/s77-28138~large.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=330412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}