Enterprise to NYC???

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:53 am

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/ ... hattan/?hp

NYTimes.com is reporting that the Intrepid museum is getting the Enterprise... more to come...

kevin

kmiles · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:03 am

The official announcement comes in about an hour so we will all see. If you go to NASA TV on the web you can watch the announcement live.

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:05 am

The museum here in Tulsa is having a small watch party at the Planetarium to see where they are going. If anyone is in the area, head on out! Announcement in about an hour...

kevin

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Here's hoping NASA awards one of the shuttles to The Collings Foundation so they can trade it to the NMUSAF for a F-105! :butthead:

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:28 pm

kzollitsch · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:41 pm

Discovery - NASM
Endevour - LA Science
Enterprise - NYC (Intrepid Museum)
Atlantis - Kennedy Space Center

I think the LA and NYC choices were just terrible.

TAdan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:43 pm

kzollitsch wrote:

Discovery - NASM
Endevour - LA Science
Enterprise - NYC (Intrepid Museum)
Atlantis - Kennedy Space Center

I think the LA and NYC choices were just terrible.

I agree.

Three on the East coast and one on the West coast? :rolleyes:

What happened to the rest of the country?

I really would have liked to see Atlantis go to the NMUSAF.

RickH · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:47 pm

WOW ! NMUSAF was snubbed !

kmiles · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:54 pm

They were obviously trying to put them in locations where they would be seen by the most "tourists". I agree with Kennedy getting one, but am surprised with the NYC and LA choices.

aeroeng · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:57 pm

I was hoping for the NMUSAF so I'd have one within a reasonable driving distance.

aeroeng

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:19 pm

A Space Shuttle in NY?????? Really????? I mean WTF?

LA really isn't that bad of an idea. Not far from Edwards so it covers that angle.

I think the Enterprise should go to Dayton IMHO.

Mike

maradamx3 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:26 pm

I get Kennedy, and can see why the Smithsonian would get one, although why were they the only ones guaranteed one, but LA and NY?? wtf??? This screams of political BS to the highest degree. I'm disgusted to be represented by such morons. No wonder the gov almost shut down and still may, they can't get museum furnishing decisions right.
Tommy

k5083 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:27 pm

The decision makes sense, but I'm curious what the Intrepid museum's proposal to house her is. It wouldn't seem feasible or appropriate to build an appropriate structure on deck, and there isn't much room on the adjacent piers. Maybe they have an idea to build out some of the piers and erect a structure to cover both this and the Concorde. That'd be good.

August

TAdan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:57 pm

August, the proposal I saw for the Intrepid was a glass hanger built on one of the piers adjacent to the Intrepid. No mention of the Concorde.

I dont really like the idea of the Concorde sitting on a barge to begin with, and I am not thrilled with the idea of either the Enterprise or the Concorde being on the waters edge like that...

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/ ... trepid.jpg

Should be interesting to see how they are going to transport a shuttle to LA Science. It looks to be smack in the middle of the city...

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:13 pm

They should put one at Epcot Center since NASA is such a Mickey Mouse Operation. The museum in LA seriously? I hope their roof is fixed as they had water leaking on their space craft as posted on another forum. Also it such a big deal that it didn't even make headlines in LA. And I'm not in the least impressed with The Intrepid idea. Of course I was pulling for Wright Pat but I was also pulling for the places that would give them the best care. That did not happen.

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