Showing posts with label ENTERPRISE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ENTERPRISE. Show all posts

Saturday, April 21, 2012

NEW CHANCES TO SEE THE SHUTTLE

G R Mohan | 2:44 PM | | | Best Blogger Tips
The space shuttle Enterprise is scheduled to , on 23 Apr 12, fly low over New York city mounted atop a modified Boeing 747. The flight is scheduled to take place between 0930 and 1130 AM, weather and other conditions permitting. The low altitude flight over the Hudson river will  bring it the past the Statue of Liberty . After landing at JFK, the shuttle will be transferred aboard a barge for a second trip along the  Hudson to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and space Museum.



National geographic is hosting online a ‘gigapan” views featuring ultra-high resolution pictures of the orbiter. The interface allows visitors  a chance to view  and virtually wander unobstructed across the space station, in detail, no fee required.