The new Space Shuttle Pavilion (white domed structure) is visible in the background of this photo of the Intrepid Museum's deck. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum president Susan Marenoff-Zausner speaks at the opening of the Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit in New York City on July 18, 2012.
Fred Haise, Jr., veteran NASA astronaut, answers a reporter's questions with shuttle Enterprise in the background at the new Intrepid Museum exhibit. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
A sign welcomes visitors to the new Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid Museum, NYC. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
The Enterprise sticks its nose out inside the new Space Shuttle Pavilion of the Intrepid Museum, NYC. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
Space Shuttle Enterprise sits in the new Intrepid Museum pavilion, New York City. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
SPACE.com staff writer Denise Chow interviews Apollo 13 pilot Fred Haise, Jr., with shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Museum's press event. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
Side view of shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Museum. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
A view beneath shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Museum shows the clearance for people walking underneath. Note supports holding up the forward fuselage to level the craft. Photo taken July 18, 2012.
NASA’s space shuttle Enterprise, the space agency’s original prototype for its winged orbiter fleet, opens on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City on July 19, 2012. Click here for more photos.
Shuttle Enterprise's nose landing gear is visible on supports with the interior of the forward fuselage illuminated. Photo taken July 18, 2012.