Folks lined the Hudson this morning to see the space shuttle Enterprise fly by on top of a jet — it was quite a scene, like an airborne piggyback ride. The Enterprise flew up the river and back down again before heading to Queens and landing at JFK airport. It will be on display at the Intrepid this summer. (In case you hadn’t heard, the United States recently officially ended the shuttle program.)
Upper West Siders got some great shots of the event and luckily gave us permission to post them. If you’ve got pictures, please send them in to info at westsiderag dot com. We’ll keep updating this page as we get more photos.
Photo above Lincoln Center by Andrew Shuttleworth (perfect name, right?)
Photo at 80th Street by Kendra Snyder.
Photo from about 100th Street in Riverside Park by Tim Stewart-Winter.
Photo from the roof of the Museum of Natural History © AMNH/R. Mickens.
Photo by George Guerrero facing Northeast from Pier 1 in Riverside Park as the Enterprise made the final approach towards JFK after a wide turn over New Jersey.
Photo by George Guerrero.
Another shot by George Guerrero from the pier. More of his shots are here.
Photo by Ellen Dubin from the roof at 7 West 96th Street.
Photo by Jill Hilycord from 50th Street and 6th Avenue.
Photo by Ashira Konigsburg at Riverside Church.
Photo by Christine Ebert taken from 79th and West Side Highway.
…And here’s the shuttle after it landed at JFK, by Meggin Juraska.
Great shots!