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Enterprise - Space Shuttle Orbiter - To Come to Intrepid Museum
Intrepid is thrilled to have been chosen as new home for Enterprise (OV-101), first Space Shuttle Orbiter, and to help perpetuate legacy of one of our country’s greatest technological achievements.
More than 150,000 people signed petitions to help bring a space shuttle to New York City, and we expect more than a million people a year will come to Intrepid to see, first hand, this vehicle that advanced our nation’s exploration of space.
" ... We are grateful to our elected leaders who worked tirelessly on our behalf, including Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and entire New York State Congressional Delegation; New York Governors Andrew Cuomo and David Paterson; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Council Speaker Christine Quinn; George Fertitta and NYC & Co.; Bill Rudin and Association for a Better New York; and 19 Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, 12 Distinguished Marines and many others who wrote letters and signed petitions to NASA. ... (LINK)"We are honored that NASA has recognized that New York will be an outstanding home for Enterprise (OV-101) and that the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will create an amazing exhibit to showcase her. Our congratulations also go out to the other museums and institutions where Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis will have new homes.
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