Space Shuttle Enterprise Sails Past Statue of Liberty

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

The space shuttle Enterprise is towed by barge past the Statue of Liberty in New York June 6, 2012 on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum where it will be permanently displayed. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDASTAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages