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Friday, May 11, 2012

The BEST of all the New York City Shuttle pix

Shuttle Enterprise Over New York 
From NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day


[EDITOR'S NOTE: in my opinion, this is the best of all the shots taken of the Shuttle's farewell flight over Manhattan]


What's that in the background? Two famous New York City icons stand tall in the photo below. On the left looms the Statue of Liberty, a universal symbol of freedom, while on the right rises the Empire State Building, now the second largest building in the city. 


What's unique about this once-in-a-lifetime photograph, though, is the third icon that appears to Lady Liberty's left. High in the air and far in the background flies the space shuttle Enterprise -- perched atop a 747 jet -- on the way to its new home. 


New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple can visit the test space shuttle at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the West Side of Manhattan starting July 19.






Image Credit: NASA, Bill Ingalls