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We Have Liftoff: Shuttle Enterprise Is Coming To The Intrepid!

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L-R: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher; DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Spock, series creator Gene Rodenberry, unnamed NASA official, Walter Koenig.

While NASA still hasn't made an official announcement, sources say that the Shuttle Enterprise will be landing in New York City! It's final trip will have it landing on the deck of the Intrepid (okay, so it will probably be towed there), where later today they'll be screening the official announcement on a 40-foot wall.

The exciting news comes after months and months of lobbying for a shuttle... but why did we get the shuttle that isn't even capable of flight, and has never orbited space?! On the upside, in 1976 it was greeted by the cast members from the Star Trek television series. So that's... something.

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By Jen Carlson in on April 12, 2011 11:52 AM

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  • Nichelle Nichols, cast member of the original Star Trek series, recalls a surprise visit from her biggest fan, Martin Luther King Jr. Did you know MLK was a trekkie? http://ow.ly/4BuOT

  • Newhce

    You got the fake one.

  • where the f is william shatner in that photo?

  • ANGRYGOD11

    He and his ego wouldn't fit in the photo.

  • Peanut_Butter

    They didn't have a panoramic lens.

  • MorganTsvangirai

    Boooo the fake one!!

  • Spirit of 76

    Which is sort of appropriate, because NYC has a more or less fake connection to the shuttle program.

  • otmshank

    It is capable of flight. It can't fly in space.

  • CityFace

    Dig DeForest Kelley and Gene Roddenberry rockin' the leisure suits!

  • ANGRYGOD11

    Gene Roddenberry should know to never wear a red shirt.

  • ANGRYGOD11

    I'm a doctor, not a fashion designer!

  • chuzzlewit

    i though rodenberry was george jones, and pegged bones as his coke dealer at first

  • freddynyc

    Fab pic!

  • Guest

    Yay! It will be a great addition to the museum. So happy we got one!

  • This is...great news, actually. I am sad to see the Shuttle era pass away, but guess what? I just got a reason to check out the Intrepid.

  • Peanut_Butter

    I'm 2 or 3 generations behind. The SR71 Blackbird is still a novelty for me.

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