Space shuttle Enterprise time-lapse shows painstaking process

By Mike Krumboltz | The Upshot – 5 hrs ago

 

Last month, the space shuttle Enterprise arrived at New York City's JFK International Airport on the back of a 747 jumbo jet. Its ultimate destination: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan.

NASA recently posted a time-lapse video of the shuttle being removed from the back of the jet. As you might expect, it's a rather painstaking process involving a lot of workers and some impressive machinery. It begins at dusk, lasts all through the night, and finally ends as the sun begins to rise the next morning.

MORE & VIDEO: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/space-shuttle-enterprise-time-lapse-shows-painstaking-process-222713382.html

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