Enterprise's 50th Rollout Inspires New Generations of Space Explorers

Fifty years after NASA unveiled the prototype shuttle Enterprise, the test orbiter proved a rocket launch followed by a glider landing and helped usher in reusable-orbiter technology; Enterprise later became a museum piece in 1985, while surviving orbiters toured and inspired generations of spaceflight enthusiasts, including ISS astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, who say the shuttle program played a pivotal role in sparking their careers.