The U.S. space shuttle Enterprise has arrived in The big apple after hitching a ride on a jumbo jet -- NASA's second shuttle flyover in exactly two weeks after Discovery traveled to interchange Enterprise at a Washington area museum.
The 747 jet carrying Enterprise took off Friday morning from Dulles International Airport outside Washington.
Just as Discovery recently flew over Washington landmarks, Enterprise flew over high-profile locations in Manhattan, including the Statue of Liberty, before landing at Big apple City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Enterprise will soon make its new home in Manhattan's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, while Discovery is now on display in its old home -Â the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington.
Enterprise was used as an Earth-bound test vehicle and not flew into space.
NASA retired its shuttle fleet last year to concentrate on developing the subsequent generation of spacecraft in order to travel beyond low earth orbit.
From WhatNewsToday.net
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