JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 27, 2012 — People gathered at Liberty State Park to watch the arrival of the space shuttle Enterprise on top of NASA’s 747 shuttle carrier to New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
Spectators at Liberty State Park in Jersey City await the arrival of the space shuttle Enterprise. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
With her grandsons Matthew Frangipane, 10, second from left, and his brother, Jacob, 10, all bundled up against the wind and cold, Linda Giaquinta, 61 right, of Wallington, wait for the space shuttle Enterprise to make its flyover. Giaquinta said she originally told her grandsons she was taking driving them to school this morning, but while on the road told them they were going to Atlantic City instead. When Jacob complained he was going to miss a baseball game tonight, Giaquinta was forced to reveal her surprise to the boys — she was, in fact, taking them to watch the space shuttle flyover. “It’s great to see it for yourself and it’s something you’ll never forget,” she said of the event. “It’s something they (her grandsons) will be able to tell their grandchildren.” Asked if they were excited to see the space shuttle, both boys were unenthusiastic. “We could have watched this on TV,” said Matthew, who was actually looking forward to going to Atlantic City. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
The space shuttle Enterprise on top of NASA’s 747 shuttle carrier arrives and flies over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge towards Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
The space shuttle Enterprise on top of NASA’s 747 shuttle carrier flies above Liberty State Park in Jersey City past the Statue of Liberty. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
The space shuttle Enterprise on top of NASA’s 747 shuttle carrier flies over buildings in Downtown Jersey City as seen from Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)
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