Space Shuttle Enterprise arrives in NYC

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies near the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Zhai Xi)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies over the Hudson River in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies near the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies near the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies over the Ellis Island in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies over the Hudson River in New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a NASA modified 747 plane as it flies over New York City, the United States, on April 27, 2012. The Space Shuttle Enterprise officially arrived on Friday in New York to be placed at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Xinhua/Zhai Xi)

The US space shuttle Enterprise has landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport to conclude its final mission. Sitting atop a modified Boeing 747 plane, the space shuttle left Washington, D.C. Friday morning. Before landing, it soared over New York Harbor, overflying the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Manhattan’s west side.

Hundreds of tourists and New Yorkers gathered in various locations to witness the historic moment.

The space shuttle will remain for a few weeks at JFK International Airport until it’s taken off the 747 jet it rode. It will then be transported to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum and be put on the flight deck. The museum anticipates opening the shuttle exhibit to the public in mid-July.

Enterprise came to New York as part of NASA’s process of wrapping up the shuttle program, which ended last summer.