Posted Apr 27, 2012, 2:08 PM
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It should be arriving in the area very soon...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...0,448177.story
Shuttle Enterprise takes off for New York -- and a new home
By Rene Lynch
April 27, 2012
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The NASA shuttle is getting the ultimate piggy-back ride to its new home in New York City this morning, setting the stage for a dramatic flyover of the world's most famous skyline. The Enterprise was affixed atop a specially modified 747 that took off moments ago from Dulles International Airport near Washington, headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
There will be plenty of photo ops before it lands: The aircraft will fly near a variety of landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, although the exact flight plan has not been revealed. NASA plans to live Tweet the event.
New York's newest tourist attraction was named after the fictional Starship Enterprise from "Star Trek." (Among those Tweeting about the Enterprise's arrival Friday morning? Leonard Nimoy, who, of course, played Spock on "Star Trek.") The Enterprise is one of four NASA shuttles that are going into retirement at various places throughout the United States, after a fierce political battle over which cities would get one.
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