{"product_id":"shuttle-enterprise-alt-malfunction-checklist-11440","title":"Space Shuttle Enterprise ALT Malfunction checklist - Haise\/Fullerton","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE ALT CREW MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES CHECKLIST \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed for the first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise !\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“FF 1” • Haise–Fullerton Crew Association • More Than 150 Printed Pages, dated february 15th 1977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally rare and apparently complete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“ALT Crew Malfunction Procedures” checklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e prepared for the 1977 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle Enterprise Approach and Landing Test program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“FF 1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the cover, this substantial operational manual measures approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9 × 11 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and contains more than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75 sheets—approximately 150 printed pages—with most leaves printed on both sides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A period pencil notation on the outer cover associates the checklist with the ALT crew of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred W. Haise Jr. — Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. Gordon Fullerton — Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaise, the Apollo 13 lunar-module pilot, and Fullerton formed one of NASA’s two assigned Enterprise flight crews. Together they flew several captive-active tests and three of Enterprise’s five historic free flights. NASA confirms that Haise and Fullerton conducted the first free flight on 12 August 1977, the third on 23 September and the fifth and final ALT flight on 26 October.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Purpose of the Checklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike a commemorative publication or general training handbook, a crew malfunction checklist was intended as a concise cockpit reference for recognizing and responding to abnormal spacecraft conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuch procedures were especially important aboard Enterprise because the ALT flights combined several demanding factors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe orbiter was an experimental, unpowered glider.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts flight controls depended on digital, fly-by-wire systems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeparation from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft occurred at altitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe crew had only a few minutes to complete the approach and landing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo propulsion system was available for a second landing attempt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe checklist would have supported rapid diagnosis and crew response to failures involving the orbiter’s flight-control, electrical, hydraulic, avionics, navigation, communications and mechanical systems. Its tabulated, quick-reference format was designed for use under high cockpit workload, when crews needed direct procedural guidance rather than lengthy engineering explanations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNASA’s final ALT technical report records that a general-purpose computer was lost immediately after separation on the first free flight. Haise and Fullerton followed the planned computer-malfunction procedure, powered down affected flight-control accelerometers and continued to a successful landing—an excellent illustration of why carefully developed malfunction checklists were essential to the program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Enterprise Approach and Landing Test Program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnterprise, designated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrbiter Vehicle 101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was the first full-scale Space Shuttle orbiter. Although it was not equipped for orbital flight, it served as the critical aerodynamic and operational pathfinder for the reusable Shuttle system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ALT campaign was conducted during 1977 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and Edwards Air Force Base in California. Its purpose was to establish that the Shuttle could be carried safely on the modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, separate cleanly in flight and perform the steep, unpowered descent and precision landing required at the end of an orbital mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive free flights were completed. The first three were flown with a streamlined tail cone installed over the orbiter’s aft section. The final two omitted the tail cone, producing a configuration and aerodynamic drag more representative of an operational Shuttle returning from orbit. The first four landings were made on the broad Rogers Dry Lake surface; the final flight concluded on Edwards’ concrete runway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Haise–Fullerton Flights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred Haise and Gordon Fullerton played a central role in the ALT campaign. Their first free flight on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 August 1977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first occasion on which a Space Shuttle orbiter flew independently with a crew aboard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter release from the carrier aircraft, Enterprise had no engines capable of sustaining flight. Haise and Fullerton had to manage the orbiter’s energy precisely, follow its steep approach profile, execute the flare and land safely on the dry lakebed. The flight lasted only a little over five minutes but demonstrated that the radical delta-winged vehicle could be controlled successfully during its most critical low-speed phase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportance to the Operational Space Shuttle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ALT program addressed one of the greatest uncertainties facing the Space Shuttle project: whether the large, heavy orbiter could transition safely from atmospheric descent to an aircraft-style landing without conventional engines or the option to go around.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe results confirmed Enterprise’s subsonic aerodynamic qualities, flight-control behavior, crew procedures and landing performance. NASA subsequently determined that no additional dedicated orbiter flight tests were required before proceeding toward the first orbital mission, STS-1, flown by Columbia in April 1981.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperience gained during ALT also exposed areas requiring further study. The final landing produced pilot-induced oscillations during the approach and touchdown sequence, leading NASA to conduct additional research into Shuttle control-system response and pilot handling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollecting Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal procedural material from the Enterprise ALT program is considerably scarcer than standard Space Shuttle-era publications. This checklist represents the practical, crew-facing side of the test campaign: the procedures developed to help astronauts manage failures aboard an experimental spacecraft during brief, unforgiving flights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable features include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eComplete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eALT Crew Malfunction Procedures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e checklist\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCover marking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“FF 1” - first free flight !\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePeriod pencil notation associating it with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred Haise and Gordon Fullerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eApproximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9 × 11 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMore than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75 sheets \/ approximately 150 printed pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimarily printed on both sides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect association with the formative flight-test phase of the Space Shuttle program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA museum-quality reference piece for an advanced collection focused on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle Enterprise, Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton, NASA flight testing, crew procedures or the development of the reusable Space Transportation System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complete and in very good vintage condition, with expected handling and storage wear consistent with an original working procedural manual. 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