Space Shuttle Arrives in Manhattan (NYC) Photos

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After getting shafted by every media outlet announcing that the shuttle would stop at Ground Zero at 11:40 today, and being in position at 11:05 only to be informed it went by at 10:40, I raced across the tunnel back into Manhattan and caught up with it as it docked at the Intrepid.

 

[Yawwn]

Awesome!
Thank you for sharing your incredible photos.

 

[Whatwasthat]

Very lucky to be able to see that in person. Thanks for sharing. I truly enjoy viewing all your photographs.

 

[DocL]

Those are great pictures of the space shuttle. This may give me a reason to come visit NYC to see it and the new World Trade Center.

With your permission can I use one for my wallpaper?

 

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Those are great pictures of the space shuttle. This may give me a reason to come visit NYC to see it and the new World Trade Center.

With your permission can I use one for my wallpaper?

You know you always have my permission Doc.

I initially was furious that I had prime viewing at Exchange Place in Jersey City for its pause to pay respects at Ground Zero. But at least I caught up with it as it was being positioned to dock with the Intrepid.

Here is where I was supposed to get my Ground Zero shot:

 

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[passline]

Thanks for going down there and then sharing with us. Shuttle looks awesome.

One other thing: :biggrin:

'Don't call it Ground Zero anymore': New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urges Americans to move past the moniker linked to twin towers' destruction.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-past-Ground-Zero-moniker.html#ixzz1x34iMpOr

 

[arista5]

glad to see someone else got to see it too.

this was a pic from sunday on my boat. notice the damage to the wing, it just got that going through the trestle bridge about two min before the pic

 

[passline]

notice the damage to the wing, it just got that going through the trestle bridge about two min before the pic

That's a shame. Why can't these workers be a little more careful with these museum piece aircraft. These aren't the usual containers. I remember back a few years ago when Concorde was being temporarily stored at Floyd Bennett Field prior to its home at Intrepid. Some jerk backed a truck into it and damaged the beautiful nose of that gorgeous airplane. You can still see where it had to be repaired for display. If I were the Brits, I would have asked for it back at that time.

 

[PHOEN$X]

Very cool. I was in Florida in the mid-2000s for work, and went to Kennedy Space Center (in a rented Cadillac XLR, woot) where they had one of the shuttles prepped for lunch, but I didn't get to see it lift off. Very sad that they are no longer flying.

 

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[Ritesh]

AMAZING PICS BOB!!! Thanks as usual for your quality pics!

 

[KiwiNSX]

Here are some of my photos taken from the deck of the Intrepid on the day Enterprise flew up and then down over the Hudson river.

 

[TURBO2GO]

I'm fascinated by this piece of machinery. I am sad I never saw one launch live.

 

[ragecorps]

Amazing photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[Keahistight]

Wow that's awesome to see. Good pictures.