The space shuttle Enterprise never made it to space, but on Wednesday it traveled down New York's Hudson River strapped to a barge.<br/> <br />This is the final leg of the shuttle's several month journey to its new home as a museum piece in New York. The shuttle holds a special place in American history having been the first of NaSA's shuttle fleet. In the late seventieis, it was used for a series of approach and landing tests.<br/> <br />Originally supposed to be named the Constitution, but a fierce letter writing campaign by Stark Trek fans convinced the White House to call it the Enterprise after the fictitious spaceship from the popular show.<br/> <br />Teams of workers spent the better part of the afternoon negotiating (over video of shuttle being lowered) the shuttle's landing on the deck of the Intrepid, a World War II era aircraft carrier which now serves as a museum.<br/> <br />Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
