Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted on top of NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is seen as taking off for New York from Washington Dulles International Airport, Friday, April 27, 2012.

Space shuttle Enterprise is seen as it flies near the Empire State Building, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York.

Enterprise, mounted on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies near the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, its future display home.