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Inside space shuttle enterprise7/30/2023 ![]() Dramatic lighting and a series of backlit images and panels, along with video stations throughout the exhibition walls, explain the space shuttle orbiter both as an experimental space plane, as well as a vehicle that enables a greater understanding of science and technology. Inside Intrepid’s Space Shuttle Pavilion, Enterprise sits just 10 feet off the ground, allowing visitors to walk underneath and around the original NASA orbiter that paved the way for America’s successful space shuttle program. “We are very proud to have her here, on Intrepid’s hallowed deck to tell her story to the millions of people who visit New York every year.” “This is a first class exhibit that prominently displays Enterprise, tells her important story and role in the history of space exploration, and will thrill anyone who’s ever dreamed of going to space,” said Bruce Mosler, Co-Chairman of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. You’ll never get closer to a space shuttle than here at Intrepid.” “I’m proud of everyone who worked so hard to bring Enterprise here and create this stunning exhibit. “New York is where big things happen, and Enterprise is our idea of something big,” said Ken Fisher, Co-Chairman of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Following the retirement of the shuttles in 2011, NASA awarded Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. ![]() These pioneering tests paved the way for the successful orbital flights of later shuttles, beginning with the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981. Kennedy International Airport in April, then up the Hudson River by barge to the Intrepid Museum where it was craned onto the flight deck in June.The Space Shuttle Enterprise was NASA’s first space shuttle, a prototype that conducted critical tests within Earth’s atmosphere in 1977. New York, NY (July 19, 2012) – Hundreds of visitors, including school children from across the tri-state area, came out to help make history today as the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum officially opened its new Space Shuttle Pavilion, showcasing the Space Shuttle Enterprise – the only NASA Space Shuttle in the Northeast – on the flight deck of the Intrepid Museum here.The official ribbon cutting and public opening of the pavilion provided the conclusion to the exciting journey of the Enterprise, from Washington DC to John F.
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