New York – Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives At NY’s JFK

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    People watch from the balcony of a building as the space shuttle Enterprise, riding on the back of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, cruises over the Hudson river,  Friday, April 27, 2012 in New York. Enterprise is eventually going to make its new home in New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)New York – An unusual flying object has landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport.

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    It’s the space shuttle Enterprise. Before arriving Friday morning, it zoomed around New York City’s airspace, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet.

    The shuttle prototype was brought from Washington.

    The heralded event included low-altitude flyovers over landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid on Manhattan’s west side.

    It’s eventually going to make its new home in New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

    It won’t move into its new home until June. It’s scheduled to be open to the public in mid-July.

    In the meantime, the Enterprise will remain at Kennedy.


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    LEEAVE
    LEEAVE
    11 years ago

    wow, scary

    Secular
    Secular
    11 years ago

    Beam me up!

    5TResident
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    5TResident
    11 years ago

    The Enterprise never had engines or a powered flight. It was used as as test glider a few times in the ’70s and that was it. It’s been in the Smithsonian for the better part of the last 25 years. It’s as much a “space shuttle” as a paper airplane.