The Enterprise Space Shuttle Will Dock in New York City

Okay, we’re going to brag the tiniest bit about living in New York City, just for a moment: The Enterprise Space Shuttle, which has never flown in space but gave us confidence that we could, will be brought to New York City’s Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum . It is one of four shuttles that have been retired by NASA that will find new homes in places all over the country. Expected to arrive late next year, the Enterprise will be housed in a glass enclosure on Pier 86 on the West side and is sure to attract thousands of additional tourists a year. There is a bit of political hullabaloo over why Houston didn’t end up with any of the four shuttles, but according to The Daily News, the effort “never got off the launch pad and was shut out.”

Built in 1976 as an engineless prototype to be used for training, the Enterprise was almost named the Constitution, but at the urging of a horde of Trekkies, it was named the Enterprise instead.

(Matter Anti-Matter, The Daily News)