Sorry took me awhile to get caught up... Here is my set

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzEKTcR

A series of photos shot from a rooftop in Hamilton Park:
Original Video - More videos at TinyPic

Kids? No school? Anyone else work a full time job around here other than me? hahaha

Arcing inland over Washington Street.



And tearing overhead @ Newport waterfront.



Then continuing upriver with the LaFrak lighthouse in the foreground.

We were looking toward the Hudson River when we heard the roar of engines, but had to whip around and look back west to see it flying over PAD, not the Hudson. Amazing! Caught some great photos during the second fly-by, I must credit Mr. Jeff Moore.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/107596417120186165426/posts/R6bzJRFyZzj

the first flyover was over the Hudson, then it came down right over Newport, then back up again further inland.

the pilot got an eyeful of Jersey.

from....

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012 ... tle_enterprise_soari.html


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Looks like you were just a little ways down the walkway from me! Here are some more I took with my camera (the previous shot was an iPhone pic.)

http://imgur.com/a/gIRDm


There are some amazing photos submitted from all over the region on WYNC's page here:

http://culture.wnyc.org/crowdsourcing ... photos-enterprise/report/

Great pics FGD, I saw the shuttle from my balcony, it was so close I felt I could have touched it.

That was amazing. Absolutely awe-inspiring.

Here are my photos:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?se ... 13775&type=1&l=1cd7641b94

LoKo...



http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012 ... tle_enterprise_soari.html


God Bless America!

Damnit, I missed it!!!
I did see it for a few seonds while driving down the blvd but now at LSP and its over.
What's some links where we can see it for everyone who missed out? And also maybe some pics everyone took today?

Watched Enterprise fly by from the walkway next to the RR terminal by the NJ 9/11 memorial. Everyone was a little disappointed that it flew over inland instead of over the river, but it was still an awe-inspiring sight.

Funny, because I probably would have had a better view from my rooftop in downtown JC!

So cool - it was fun to hear the kids in the park cheer as the plane roared by...

It flew directly over Jersey City. Saw it on my balcony flew directly over me in the Grove St area. Its coming back down. i wonder if it will take the same path on the way back.

Thanks -- that was neat (although I thought it would appear closer!

If anyone wants to help funding NASA...
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~con/June9/PlanetaryCarWash.html

Here is a livefeed from CNN with what looks like the Verrazano in the background http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvplive/cvpstream2

ABC has a broad view here of the bridge

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/livenow?id=8637251

I just changed my view to the frontal view of Lady Liberty ?you can zoom in and out.

Go to the LIVE Statue of Liberty web cam site?

I have the harbor view up now facing Liberty Tower.

It will ask you for a email address to get in ..no big deal

http://www.ellisisland.org/torchcam/default.asp

There is live video on FOX right now, and the 747 is still taxing on the runway. They also showed the flight path, and it will be heading north up toward the Verrazano first, and then back south to loop past the Statue of Liberty. So I agree, it should probably be going past LSP closer to 10:30.

See you guys there!

It's taking off at 9:30 should be in the NYC area around 10-10:30

I am heading out to LSP around 9 am. Hoping for some decent pictures.

(Friday JJ 4/27)

This morning's flyover by shuttle Enterprise attached to 747 should be visible all along Hudson County waterfront

Published: Friday, April 27, 2012, 3:00 AM
By Travis Fedschun/The Jersey Journal

The third time may be the charm for the final flight of the space shuttle Enterprise.

After canceling twice this week due to weather conditions, NASA announced yesterday it plans to go ahead this morning with the final flight of the space shuttle Enterprise attached to a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft.

While the exact flight route isn?t known because of weather and operational issues, the agency has said a low-level flight will occur near several landmarks.

Spectators along the Hudson County waterfront will be able to see the flight before the plane lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The flyover is planned between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. The Intrepid Air, Sea, and Space Museum has posted on its website that the flight should be visible after 10 a.m.

Prime viewing spots will be available at most any location along the Hudson River below the George Washington Bridge.

Liberty State Park in Jersey City as well as Pier A, Pier C, and Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken should all afford a glimpse of the shuttle atop the 747 near the Intrepid and the Statue of Liberty.

The weather is expected to cooperate for the flight. The National Weather Service is forecasting clear, sunny skies this morning Temperatures are expected to be in the 50s with breezy conditions.

After the shuttle is taken off the 747, it will be placed on a barge and transported up the Hudson River in June, once again giving those near the water an opportunity to get a glimpse.

JJ piece?.

http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index ... ngs_flyover_by_shutt.html

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By the JJ? still flying high!

The flight tomorrow is a "go" as of now, but I am not holding my breath because it is supposed to be windy.

We'll see.

Please post if you hear something.

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You mean being capable of tossing away billions on unreliable, inefficient, dangerous vehicles? I think we can still do that.

The shuttle is a fascinating thing?it is a spacecraft after all?but it was a lemon. It was too complicated, too expensive to be practical, too susceptible to catastrophic single-point-of-failure modes, and as reusable as a diaper. It should have been retired from service long ago so that better technology could have been put into place. I admit feeling a bit misty during Atlantis? final landing, but I?m not immune to schmaltz, and I have a lot of admiration for the men and women who were brave enough to ride that jalopy into space.

Update... Just wanted to let you guys know this is not going to happen until Friday!!!

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As much as I would like to disagree with that (a bit cynical)statement, I cannot.

Folks shed tears and choked up in DC watching the flyover.

I think they cried for what ianmac wrote, perhaps not even realizing it.

I think the whole point of the flyover is to encourage people to see the shuttle and remind them what this nation was once capable of.

Update: Managers Tentatively Target Friday, April 27 for Enterprise Ferry Flight

04.24.12 WASHINGTON -- NASA managers, in coordination with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, tentatively are targeting Friday, April 27, for the ferry of space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York.

Managers shifted the flight from Wednesday to Friday because of a large region of low pressure dominating the East Coast. The weather is predicted to be more favorable Friday.

NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Enterprise mounted atop will fly at a relatively low altitude over various parts of the New York City metropolitan area on Friday. The aircraft is expected to fly near a variety of landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty and Intreprid. After the flyover is complete, the SCA will land at JFK.

The Federal Aviation Administration is coordinating the flight, which is scheduled to occur between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. EDT, weather permitting. The exact route and timing depend on weather and operational constraints.



Several weeks following the arrival, Enterprise will be "demated" from the 747 and placed on a barge that will be moved by tugboat up the Hudson River to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in June. The shuttle will be lifted by crane and placed on the flight deck of the Intrepid where it will be on exhibit to the public starting this summer in a temporary climate-controlled pavilion. The Intrepid continues work on a permanent exhibit facility to showcase Enterprise that will enhance the museum's space-related exhibits and education curriculum.


For more information about NASA's transfer of space shuttles to museums, visit:




http://www.nasa.gov/transition

wow - sounds cool. Does anyone know what day and time (frame)?