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
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
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
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
The Space Shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane over New York, April 27, 2012. (Reuters)
Enterprise cruises over the Hudson river, April 27, 2012 in New York. Enterprise is eventually going to make its new home in New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (AP)
Space shuttle Enterprise, riding atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies past the skyline of Manhattan as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey during a flyover in New York, April 27, 2012.
The space shuttle Enterprise departs from Dulles International Airport in Virginia, April 27, 2012. The Enterprise, atop a NASA 747 transport jet, is en route to New York City where it will go on display later this year. (Reuters)
The space shuttle Enterprise is seen on top of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, April 21, 2012. Painted graphics line the side of NASA 905 depicting the various ferry flights the
Enterprise on top of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, April 20, 2012 (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) moves into place for mating underneath the space shuttle Enterprise at Washington Dulles International Airport, April 20, 2012. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Workers lower the sling that will be used to lift Enterprise onto the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport, April 20, 2012. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Workers prepare to attach the sling that will be used to lift Enterprise onto the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport, April 20, 2012, in Sterling, Virginia. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)