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First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City
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First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum's Space Shuttle Pavilion opens to the public on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Once inside, visitors will first see Enterprise's aft section, including its aerodynamic tail cone that covers its replica main engines, looming overhead.


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City

Visitors can walk right up to and under space shuttle Enterprise, a feature unique to the Intrepid's display as compared to the exhibits for NASA's other retired space shuttles, Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis.


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City

Enterprise's port-side (left) main gear door and wing leading edge displays damage purposely inflicted during tests performed in the wake of the loss of space shuttle Columbia in 2003. The heat shield tiles on the gear door are authentic, in comparison with the foam replicas that cover most of Enterprise's underbelly.


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City


First look: Space shuttle Enterprise exhibit opening in New York City

Standing on a raised platform, visitors can come within just three feet of Enterprise's nose, offering a unique vantage point.


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