MAY 9, 2012
Shuttle Enterprise Over New York
EXPLANATION
What’s that in the background? Two famous New York City icons stand tall in the above photo taken last week. On the left looms the Statue of Liberty, a universal symbol of freedom, while on the right rises the Empire State Building, now the second largest building in the city. What’s unique about this once-in-a-lifetime photograph, though, is the third icon that appears to Lady Liberty’s left. High in the air and far in the background flies the space shuttle Enterprise—perched atop a 747 jet—on the way to its new home. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple can visit the test space shuttle at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the West Side of Manhattan starting July 19.
Image Credit
NASA, Bill Ingalls
