The title is incorrect. The article is primarily about the Enterprise, the first shuttle that was built in the late 70's and used as a testbed for the technolog

The title is incorrect. The article is primarily about the Enterprise, the first shuttle that was built in the late 70's and used as a testbed for the technologies that would go on to be used in space-worthy shuttles. An "orbital launcher" is something that gets a payload to orbit. That could be a rocket, a space plane, a space elevator, a pitcher with a very strong arm, etc. The Enterprise was most certainly not an "orbital launcher".