Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Empire State Building, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York.
The SCA and Enterprise are seen near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, April 27, 2012.
David Dozier took this great shot of Enterprise and its 747 jet carrier aircraft during the prototype orbiter's final flight on April 27, 2012.
Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York.
Reader Daniel Ortiz snapped this shot of the shuttle Enterprise on April 27, 2012, near the Hudson River and 72nd Street.
Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor, got this shot of Enterprise and the SCA at JFK Airport as they were about to land, April 27, 2012.
Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York.
SPACE.com staff writer Denise Chow photographed the Enterprise and SCA flying near Pier 86 by the USS Intrepid in New York City, future home of the Enterprise. Photo taken April 27. 2012.
Reader Kendra Snyder caught the Enterprise between the buildings of Manhattan's Upper West Side at 80th and Broadway on April 27, 2012.
Andrea Thompson, Managing Editor of our sister site OurAmazingPlanet, caught the Enterprise flying over the Hudson from Chelsea Piers on April 27, 2011.
SPACE.com producer Tom Chao saw the Enterprise fly overhead from Pier 64 at 24th Street, Manhattan, April 27, 2012.
The prototype space shuttle Enterprise flies over the Statue of Liberty on April 27, 2012, in this shot by Lery PointDuJour.
Space shuttle Enterprise and the SCA fly against a dramatic backdrop of clouds and sun on their way to JFK Airport, NYC, April 27, 2012.
Reader Mike Minervini took this photo of Enterprise flying over the New York skyline on April 27, 2012, from Union City, N.J.
Andrea Mustain, staff writer for our sister site OurAmazingPlanet, caught the Enterprise over the Hudson River on April 27, 2012.
Mihir P. Patel, IT Technician at TechMediaNetwork (our parent company) took this shot from the rooftop of the SPACE.com offices in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, April 27, 2012.
Rachael Rettner of our sister site, MyHealthNewsDaily, took this photo on Pier 86 off Manhattan's west side, near the USS Intrepid, future home of the Enterprise. Photo taken April 27, 2012.
The prototype space shuttle Enterprise and its ferry aircraft fly over New York City on April 27, 2012.
Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" fame says a few words after NASA's prototype space shuttle Enterprise touched down in New York City on April 27, 2012.
Speakers welcoming the space shuttle Enterprise to New York City, as it sits on a runway aboard the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at JFK Airport. Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" fame sits to the left of the empty chair. Photo taken April 27, 2012.
Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor, got this shot of Enterprise and the SCA at JFK airport after they landed, April 27, 2012.
Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor, got this shot of Enterprise and the SCA at JFK airport after they landed, April 27, 2012.
SPACE.com Infographics Artist Karl Tate took this photograph of the SCA and Enterprise after they safely arrived at JFK Airport, New York City, April 27, 2012.
NASA's prototype space shuttle Enterprise touches down at New York's JFK International Airport on April 27, 2012.
SPACE.com reporter Clara Moskowitz visited Space Shuttle Enterprise on its final day at the Smithsonian in Virginia, April 19, 2012.
The space shuttle Enterprise is seen in silhouette after it was mated on top of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Washington Dulles International Airport, Friday, April 20, 2012, in Sterling, Va.
SPACE.com reporter Clara Moskowitz visited Space Shuttle Enterprise on its final day at the Smithsonian in Virginia, April 19, 2012.
Space Shuttle Enterprise is prepared to be rolled from the Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center prior to a transfer ceremony, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va.
Space shuttle Enterprise, seen mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport on April 20, 2012.
Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va.
Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose during the a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va.
The space shuttle Enterprise is seen mated on top of the NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
Space shuttle Enterprise, seen on the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, before it was covered for display.
