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Space Shuttle Enterprise flies across NYC skyline

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    Shuttle arrives in New York City

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A morning for New Yorkers to look up and marvel.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise making a final mission across the New York City skyline to it's future home that was incredible absolutely.

Bolted to a specially designed 747.

The shuttle -- scenic flyover of the Hudson.

Passing city icons like the statue of liberty the George Washington bridge and one that had special meaning for flight engineer had retained.

The new World Trade Center.

And it shows recovery of the city.

And the nation and it's a it's a great -- great thing.

As it -- by the west side countless people snapped photos crowding Battery Park to catch a glimpse gone by I was I was witness to an -- and by the arrival in New York City is part of NASA wrapping up its shuttle program.

This craft was the prototype test vehicle and has been at the Smithsonian since 1980 side.

It never flew in space but that hasn't grounded senator Chuck Schumer is excitement.

Today we're here to see there's shuttle enterprise.

Region's final destination.

It is final home.

Here where it belongs -- the end -- made in New York.

It took three years and plenty of negotiating with NASA to get the channel to the city.

Intrepid president Susan -- -- vows never says the museum will take good care.

People from our area now have something in their backyard to come and -- and it gives us the opportunity to really penetrate information about space space history what it means rests on a daily basis.

As enterprise touched down piggy back to bed Jumbo jet at JFK even star treks Mr.

Spock himself.

Was among the special guests doctor Leonard normally with a final blessing to the sides as the engineers.

Who make these wonderful -- happened.

I -- through all of them at their enterprise.

Live long and prosper.

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