A climate-controlled structure made of steel and fabric will then be erected over the shuttle beginning on June 7. NEW YORK Entering the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museums new 'Space Shuttle Pavilion,' which opened in New York City on Wednesday (July 10), visitors are first greeted by the sound of. The crane-equipped barge will then complete the trip with Enterprise up the Hudson on June 6, pulling up next to the Intrepid and offloading the orbiter onto the museum's flight deck. Casey Johnston -, 2:00 PM Space Shuttle Enterprise: namesake of the Star Trek spaceship, and one of NASA's greatest, and biggest, behind-the-scenes testing tools. Once there, the space shuttle will be transferred to another barge outfitted with a large crane. On June 4, Enterprise will be hoisted onto a specially configured barge and towed down the Hudson River to a dock in Bayonne, N. Once separated, Enterprise will be parked in an airport hangar for several weeks. Now on the ground in New York, Enterprise and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will remain mounted together at JFK until NASA can move and set up the two large cranes that joined the two vehicles in Washington. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Bruce Bennett / Getty Images North America Enterprise, which was flown from Washington, DC, will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Riding atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, the space shuttle Enterprise flies past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on Apin New York City. NASAs first winged orbiter, a prototype spacecraft used in the late 1970s for atmospheric flight and ground tests. The space agency already turned over Enterprise's title to the museum last December. Pearlman Space shuttle Enterprise is ready for its re-debut. A brief handover ceremony between NASA and Intrepid staff was to be held at the airport. Friday's flight to New York began Enterprise's journey to the Intrepid, a converted World War II aircraft carrier, for its permanent display.Įnterprise's final landing was witnessed by an audience of 1,500 invited guests, including New York state and local elected officials. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., by Discovery, NASA's most-flown space shuttle. On April 19, Enterprise was replaced at the Smithsonian's Steven F. The prototype orbiter - which never flew in space but was used for a series of approach and landing tests in the late 1970s - had been a part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collection since being flown to Washington in November 1985. ![]() The ferry flight marked the first time Enterprise had been airborne in more than a quarter-century. See Enterprise's flyover of New York from many different vantage points on, and check out of the event. The nearly two-hour flight had been delayed for several days due to weather concerns. Enterprise, mounted to NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), took off from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
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