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US Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives in New York
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.
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Enterprise on top of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, April 20, 2012 (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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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)
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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)
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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)