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Space Shuttle Enterprise on the move again

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    Spacecraft begins final journey to NYC's Intrepid Museum

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Enterprise on the loss last leg of its journey to its new home -- just over a month ago the shuttle arrived here in New York City.

On top of the Jumbo jet that's the -- the shuttle travels all now the shuttles being loaded down a barge and is on the move again.

This time to its final home which is the intrepid sea air and space museum which is on the Hudson River and a climate -- -- journey live here and here -- Today there air excel just before 8 o'clock this morning the Space Shuttle Enterprise left JFK airport where and -- for.

About a month or so enterprises going on a three day water ride to its final resting place.

A Manhattan museum we're standing here by the Gil Hodges memorial bridge.

Overlooking the Jamaica today it's gorgeous and it's one of the area as one of the three bridges that the enterprises going to be traveling under on its journey.

It's -- from JFK to the intrepid sea air and space museum -- converted World War II aircraft carrier began yesterday a crane lifted enterprise onto a barge that it's burying it on its final journey.

The Tug -- will -- shuttle enterprise has the shores of queens and Brooklyn today to New Jersey.

In Tuesday enterprise will pass by the statue of liberty of the World Trade Center before reaching the intrepid on the Hudson River.

We watch on April 27 as a -- Jumbo jet carried enterprise in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

To JFK airport the enterprise is named after a fictional starship friend.

The side by TV series Star Trek.

Enterprises designed as a prototype -- and never actually went to space.

But was used in the 1970s for approach and landing test for ALC flights.

Before making its way to JFK enterprise had been at the Smithsonian since 1985.

And even made appearances at the Paris air show and the world's fair in New Jersey so really.

A lot of history there and the intrepid does plan on.

Displaying.

The enterprise on its flight deck until a permanent display home can be -- it's going to be open to the public on July 19 they're back to -- -- and I think lot of tourist attraction when it's finally there that's and a.

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