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NASA Tentatively Schedules Space Shuttle Enterprise's Arrival In NYC For <strike>TOMORROW</strike> FRIDAY!
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 24, 2012
Modified Apr 24, 2012
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Published Apr 24, 2012
Modified Apr 24, 2012
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[UPDATE: The latest word is that NASA has changed the—still tentative—date to this Friday morning. Updates to come as they confirm.] Yesterday the Space Shuttle Enterprise was scheduled to arrive in New York City (finally—it's been over a year since the announcement), but weather postponed its trip. Now NASA has selected tomorrow (Wednesday) morning for its fly-over and landing at JFK airport. The date is still tentative, but weather-permitting you can expect the Shuttle to be doing a low fly-over between 9:30 and 11 a.m., before landing at the airport. Following that, the Enterprise will be "demated" from the 747 and placed on a barge that will be tugged up the Hudson River to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in June.
Get your cameras ready and stake out a spot for tomorrow morning—while NASA says a route is still being determined, their previous announcements have had it flying over the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid, meaning even those in New Jersey will have a sweet view of "the World's Greatest Piggyback Ride" (as pictured, it will be arriving atop a 747).
We're told that NASA will make a final determination today, at which time we'll update this post with firmer details. Until then, click through for photos of the Shuttle "mating" with the 747 it will arrive on (that's the official term used by NASA!).
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