Enterprise Buzzes NYC

This… THIS is the photo I was waiting for. Thank you NASA and Bill Ingalls!

Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen off in the distance behind the Statue of Liberty, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. Enterprise was the first shuttle orbiter built for NASA performing test flights in the atmosphere and was incapable of spaceflight. Originally housed at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Enterprise will be demated from the SCA and placed on a barge that will eventually be moved by tugboat up the Hudson River to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in June. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

But wait, there’s more! My tweetup buddy David Parmet took this beauty:

Space Shuttle Enterprise flyover, photo by David Parmet

And Ben Cooper of LaunchPhotography.com captures Lady Liberty and the lower Manhattan skyline:

Enterprise flies over lower Manhattan, photo by Ben Cooper, launchphotography.com

For more interesting Enterprise/NYC shots, check out this collection at Gothamist, the NASA HQ photostream at Flickr, or check the #spottheshuttle hashtag on Twitter!