Shuttle Enterprise opens in NYC

The Enterprise, a 150,000-pound mammoth of a flying machine, goes on public display July 19 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum's new Space Shuttle Pavilion. Encased in the center of an inflatable dome, the shuttle will be available for visitors to admire up close from just feet away.

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies past Jersey City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 27, 2012 in New York City. Enterprise, which was flown from Washington, DC, will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Photo by Carl Erwich/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies past Jersey City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 27, 2012 in New York City. Enterprise, which was flown from Washington, DC, will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Photo by Carl Erwich/Getty Images)