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New York lands Enterprise space shuttle
New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will house one of four space shuttles being distributed Tuesday by NASA, the New York Daily News is reporting.
The Manhattan museum will reportedly receive the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which was never flown into space but was used as the prototype for tests at the beginning of the space shuttle program.
NASA is awarding Enterprise as well as the returning Atlantis, Endeavor and Discovery space shuttles Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle program and the 50th anniversary of space flight.
Competition for the shuttles has been fierce, as facilities in 28 cities have expressed interest. Among them are the visitor center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington is generally considered to be the frontrunner for the Discovery shuttle.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is expected to make the announcements at 1 p.m.
