When the USS Intrepid announced it would house the decommissioned space shuttle Enterprise there was no doubt BI Military & Defense would be there.
The only question was how and where to watch the historical event. This was answered while traveling aboard the USS Wasp when a roommate offered to have me on board the Intrepid as his guest when the shuttle arrived.
I accepted, and my buddy proved true to his word. He met me outside the museum yesterday morning and gave me a view of the process I couldn't have gotten anywhere else. Even with his help, running around to get the best view was an ordeal—but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
We got to the Intrepid 90 minutes before the Enterprise was scheduled to arrive — as always it was packed with school kids
At that time workers were still laboring over the frame of the structure that would house the Enterprise
After waiting around for awhile, the action started. This $27 million FDNY ship—the country's largest fire boat—was the first thing to grab our attention
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