how was the program tested before the launch?
It underwent flight testing with the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747
Space Shuttle
 underwent flight testing with the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747 that had been modified to carry the orbiter
where does the space shuttle take off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida can you describe this object? The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program what was the purpose of this program? To  accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo what was the cost for the program? The per-launch cost was $1.642 billion (in 2012). what was the groundwork done before the launch of the above mentioned object? he SRBs were assembled and attached to the external tank on the MLP. The orbiter vehicle was prepared at the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) and transferred to the VAB, where a crane was used to rotate it to the vertical orientation and mate it to the external tank can you name a few other programs that were launched from the above mentioned center? UNANSWERABLE
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Space Shuttle [SEP] Testing
After it arrived at Edwards AFB, "Enterprise" underwent flight testing with the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747 that had been modified to carry the orbiter. In February 1977, "Enterprise" began the Approach and Landing Tests and underwent captive flights, where it remained attached to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the duration of the flight. On August 12, 1977, "Enterprise" conducted its first glide test, where it detached from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and landed at Edwards AFB. After four additional flights, "Enterprise" was moved to the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 13, 1978. "Enterprise" underwent shake tests in the Mated Vertical Ground Vibration Test, where it was attached to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, and underwent vibrations to simulate the stresses of launch.