HD Space Shuttle US Enterprise Udvar Hazy National Air Space Museum Washington Dulles

In this video you will see the US Enterprise Space Shuttle on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport. The is another one of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

I had no idea the Space Shuttle was so BIG!
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article.Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.

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@Beardsley1000 I would say it is taller than a 737. I know it is not as big a 747 as it can ride on top of one.

[Beardsley1000]

is it bigger or as big as a boeing 747 ? or as big as a 737 ?