The U.S. space shuttle Enterprise has arrived in New York, riding atop a jumbo jet. Enterprise flew over high-profile locations in New York, including the Statue of Liberty, before landing at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Enterprise will later make its new home in Manhattan's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
US Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives in New York
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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated on the back of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, rests on the tarmac before a crowd of spectators at JFK International Airport, April 27, 2012, in New York. Enterprise is eventually going to make its new home in
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Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies near the Empire State Building, April 27, 2012, in New York. Enterprise will be placed on a barge that will eventually be moved by tugboat up the Hudson River to the Intrep
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Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is seen off in the distance behind the Statue of Liberty, April 27, 2012, in New York. Enterprise was the first shuttle orbiter built for NASA performing test flights in the atmos
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The Space Shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane over New York, April 27, 2012. (Reuters)