No media access to JFK departure point or at Weeks Marine on June 3. before docking at Weeks Marine in Port Elizabeth, NJ at 6:00 p.m. and under the Verrazano Bridge at 5:34 p.m. On Sunday, June 3, at 7:45 a.m.*, the barge carrying Enterprise will depart JFK, towed by a Weeks Marine tugboat, and will travel along the shore of Queens and Brooklyn, passing the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge at 3:30 p.m. The barge will not depart JFK on this day. No cabling or live shots are permitted, per Port Authority. Viewing location across the water from craning point approximately 100 yard throw. Take Belt Parkway to Lefferts Blvd (Exit 1W) drive south gate entrance to media site on left parking along sides of the street near entrance. On Saturday, June 2, beginning between noon and 2p.m.*, Enterprise will be lifted by crane and placed onto the barge. The shuttle will not be lifted onto the barge on this day. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, for preparation to be placed onto the Weeks Marine barge that will ferry it to the Intrepid Museum. The journey for Enterprise begins on Friday, June 1 at 7 a.m.* when Enterprise, atop the trailer it was placed on when it was demated from the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) 747, is rolled from its current location under a protective de-icing tent to a near-water location at John F. In the event of a postponement or delay, we will notify media as soon as we have that information. *All times are approximate and operations are dependent on multiple conditions, including tides, rain and wind. Quote SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE TO TRAVEL BY BARGE FROM JFK TO ITS NEW HOME AT INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM *** Trip up Hudson River to Begin with Craning Operation at JFK, followed by two days of water travel *** Shuttle to be Hoisted by Crane onto Intrepid Museum Flight Deck The Space Shuttle Enterprise, the original NASA orbiter that paved the way for America’s successful space shuttle program, is set to embark on a journey to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, where it will be hoisted by crane onto the flight deck for eventual display to the public.
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