Matrix Storm: Enterprise Shuttle: NYC Residents Watch As Retired Spacecraft ...

Friday 27 April 2012

Enterprise Shuttle: NYC Residents Watch As Retired Spacecraft ...

The Space Shuttle Enterprise began its final flight at 9:39 EST this morning, en route to New York City, where it will pass over the city before landing around 11:30 at JFK airport.

Enterprise, which is being be towed on the back of a modified 747, will eventually be displayed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Manhattan's West Side. See live updates of the historic flight below.

All the NYC stations are playing #SpotTheShuttle this morning, some more successfully than others. instagr.am/p/J7VspoMd4a/
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 27, 2012

The shuttle #Enterprise flies past #WTC in Lower Manhattan #NYC #shuttleHP #SpottheShuttle twitter.com/kerstinshamber…
— Kerstin Shamberg (@kerstinshamberg) April 27, 2012

#Enterprise landing in NY. I'm all choked up.
— Phil Lawrence (@prlawrence) April 27, 2012

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Scheduled to land at JFK any minute now.

HuffPost Science Associate Editor Travis doing what he does best: waiting around for the shuttle.

Right outside my window. Space suttle Enterprise. twitter.com/deeptib/status…
— Deepti Bhattarai (@deeptib) April 27, 2012

The crowds are gathering at JFK Airport to welcome #Enterprise #OV101 to NYC and to the @IntrepidMuseum twitpic.com/9ecrw2
— NASA (@NASA) April 27, 2012

Crowd is gathering in Battery Park to see the shuttle. #spottheshuttle kinda cold twitter.com/michaelrock/st…
— michael rock (@michaelrock) April 27, 2012

Wait, Leonard Nimoy is in NYC watching?How cool is that??#SpotTheShuttle #OV101 #NASA905
— Nathan Moeller (@AstroN8) April 27, 2012

This is cool -- #Enterprise has flown over NYC back in 1983! (Via @AP) #SpotTheShuttle #NASASocial yfrog.com/oe506yarj
— Brett Rosner (@Brosner85) April 27, 2012

Crowds gathering on the Intrepid in anticipation of the Enterprise flypast. #spottheshuttle #intrepidshuttle #OV101 twitter.com/SpaceflightNow…
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) April 27, 2012

Enterprise and its carrier plane took off from Washington at 9:39 EST. Can't wait for it to get to NYC? Prepare with this map of the planned flyover path.

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