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"Space Shuttle Enterprise Journeys to Its Final Home\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnterprise Embarks\nSpace Shuttle Enterprise began its journey today at Weeks Marine, N.J.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiberty Salute\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrowded Waters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExcited Onlookers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Enterprise\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkyline With the Shuttle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnterprise's Escort\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose to the End\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSailboat Friend\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Traffic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlmost There\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Space Shuttle Enterprise is almost home. The NASA spacecraft completed the last leg of its journey to its home on board the Intrepid \u2014 the decommissioned aircraft carrier docked on the Hudson River that serves as New York City's sea, air and space museum.\nAs Enterprise floated toward the Intrepid on a barge, Mashable managed to snap a few photos of its trip along the river. It sped past the Statue of Liberty, through New York Harbor, then up past lower Manhattan, where our photographer was waiting.\nEnterprise began this final journey at JFK International Airport, where it landed on the back of a modified Boeing 747 jet. The event was marked by a welcoming ceremony attended by celebrities and politicians.\nAfter unloading and resting at JFK for a while, the Enterprise was lifted by a crane onto a barge, and then it traveled to Weeks Marine, N.J., where it arrived Sunday. The final leg to the Intrepid was scheduled for yesterday (June 5) but was delayed until Wednesday.\n\nSEE ALSO: Watch Leonard Nimoy Welcome Space Shuttle Enterprise to New York [VIDEO]\nNow that it's at the Intrepid, Enterprise will be craned into a position on the flight deck, facing the Hudson (away from Manhattan). Beginning July 19, the temporary shuttle exhibit will be open to the public. The museum says it's working on a permanent facility for Enterprise that's tied to its extensive space-related exhibits.\nTell us your thoughts on the shuttle as a museum piece in the comments.\nPhotos by Colin Cashmore"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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