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Apr 27, 2012

Smell Ya Later, Space Shuttle Enterprise

Space Shuttle Enterprise sets off to New York today, where it will join the collection at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Apr 23, 2012

Space Shuttle Enterprise Remains in D.C. for Another Day

Space Shuttle Enterprise isn’t go anywhere just yet—today’s foul weather has delayed a scheduled flight up to its new home in New York.

Apr 18, 2012

Shuttled: How a 747 Manages the Coolest Piggy-Back Ride Ever

After yesterday’s Space Shuttle Discovery fly-over of D.C., plenty of people wondered how exactly a 747 could fly with a shuttle strapped to its back. Well, consider this—the people that would usually ride in a 747 are heavier than the shuttle was.

Apr 16, 2012

Look Up: The Space Shuttle is Coming!

Don’t forget to look out towards the Potomac River tomorrow morning between 10 and 11 a.m.—you may just catch a glimpse of Space Shuttle Discovery as it is flown over Washington on the back of a 747 on its way to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum tomorrow.

 
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