[XRdsRev]

Umm maybe cause the shuttle will get between 500,000 to 1,000,000 visitors a year in New York City with an additional 1,000,000+ being able to see it without visiting the carrier museum. With all due respect, Houston would be lucky to get 1/4 of that.

They put it on the Intrepid because of all the locations it is the one that likely will reach the most people directly and indirectly.

[Robert A Cook PE]

They put it on the Intrepid because of all the locations it is the one that likely will reach the most people directly and indirectly.

They put it on the Intrepid because of all the locations it is the one that likely will vote democrat next election.

[kelsiejackson]

That’s an absurd reason for placing anything—if that were the primary concern (never mind that little thing called “history”), EVERYTHING would be in New York. While we’re at it, let’s pick up the Gateway Arch and move it to Newark, since it’ll get way more visitors than it does stuck in St. Louis. Maybe the Grand Canyon, too—freight costs might be a bit steep, but hey! It’s all about the damn tourists, right?

[tlb]

NASA decided to send Discovery to the Smithsonian in Washington,

Endeavour to California Science Center in Los Angeles,

Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City,

Atlantis will stay at the Kennedy Space Center.

>>> They put it on the Intrepid because of all the locations it is the one that likely will reach the most people directly and indirectly.

Exactly. There are only so many shuttles to pass around. The distribution of the shuttles is reasonable on it’s face, even if other fair options were also available. With the number of craft available somebody would be left out and upset no matter how they were disposed.

>>> Screw New York. This shuttle belongs in Texas

If it helps the Enterprise sent to NYC is not an actual shuttle. It was simply a stripped down prototype for gliding tests off a 747. It never flew in space. NYC got the runt of the litter.

>>> The administration already has a sufficient number of apologists: thanks for being yet another.

There are bigger fish to fry. Knee-jerk responses are unimpressive. It devalues the effect when opposition is necessary on matters of actual substance.

[Robe]

Umm maybe cause the shuttle will get between 500,000 to 1,000,000 visitors a year in New York City with an additional 1,000,000+ being able to see it without visiting the carrier museum. With all due respect, Houston would be lucky to get 1/4 of that. They put it on the Intrepid because of all the locations it is the one that likely will reach the most people directly and indirectly.

And they're gonna put it on the exposed weather flight deck because it won't fit in the hanger deck ... so guess how many years in NY weather will it take to completely corrode the thing ????