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Space Shuttle Enterprise Demated from NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 747


NASA and United Space Alliance workers lower a yellow sling onto space shuttle Enterprise, which sits atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) prior to it being demated a few hours later.(Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


NASA and United Space Alliance technicians prepare to demate Space Shuttle Enterprise from the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)


United States. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


The Space Shuttle Enterprise hangs from a sling after being demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


Space Shuttle Enterprise is lifted off of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft using two cranes. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)


Head-on view of the Space Shuttle Enterprise being raised. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)


The Space Shuttle Enterprise is lowered onto a transport vehicle after being demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


Space Shuttle Enterprise is held aloft by a yellow sling and a set of cranes after it was removed from the top of NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.(Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


A set of cranes and wind restraints constructed to remove space shuttle Enterprise from atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft are being put into place. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


Head-on half view of Space Shuttle Enterprise being raised. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)


Head-on full view of Space Shuttle Enterprise being raised. (Photo by Mark Szemberski)


The sling is moved into place over Space Shuttle Enterprise. (Photo by Mark Szemberski)


Head-on vertical of Space Shuttle Enterprise hanging in the air. (Photo by Mark Szemberski)


Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Pulling toward the Mate/Demate Device. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle Enterprise. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle Enterprise, from another angle. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft tail. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Noses of Space Shuttle Enterprise and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


The demate process begins. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


With Enterprise held by two cranes, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is pushed back. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


With Enterprise held by two cranes, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is pushed back. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


With Enterprise held by two cranes, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is pushed back. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise held by two cranes. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise is lowered onto a custom trailer. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), with space shuttle Enterprise latched on its back, is towed from the hangar at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York late in the night. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


A yellow sling is lowered onto Space Shuttle Enterprise. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)


Space Shuttle Enterprise at dawn. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise at dawn. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise is pushed back into Hangar 12 at daybreak. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Closeup of Space Shuttle Enterprise on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise is held by two cranes after being demated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Orbiter engine fairing. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle Enterprise floats in midair after being demated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Space Shuttle at sunrise. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


United Space Alliance technicians detach the Mate/Demate device from Space Shuttle Enterprise.  (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


A JetBlue Airbus A320 takes off behind the Space Shuttle Enterprise. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Bug's eye view of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on the tarmac. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


A custom-built lowboy trailer, pulled by this Kenworth tractor, will transport Space Shuttle Enterprise to a barge. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Ken from the United States Alliance. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


News media look on. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, sans shuttle. (Photo by Guy Dickinson, CC BY-SA)


The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted on transport vehicle, is backed into a temporary hanger after being demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport on Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Photo by NASA/Kim Shiflet)





 
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