Space Shuttle Enterprise de-mated from 747 - Photos

After napping on and off all day, Eric and I headed over to JFK on Saturday night/Sunday morning.  We arrived at 2:00 a.m. and witnessed the process of disconnecting the two aircraft.  Eric did several media hits, for TV and radio, before we headed home at 4:30 a.m.  (Click on any photo to enlarge).

Crews working under the nose of the Shuttle Enterprise.

The view from across the tarmac in the pre-dawn darknesss.

Cranes, hoists and guy wires attached to the Shuttle for stability and placement.

Crews working to detach the wing, one of three contact points on the 747.

After detachment, the 747 slowly backed out from under the Shuttle.

Shuttle Enterprise was carefully lowered onto the back of the transport flatbed truck.

The driver receiving directions.

The final contact point was agonizingly slow.

Workers making the final connection.

Photos shot with Nikon D300s with 70-200mm lens and D40x with 18-70mm lens, both set to high ISO, no flash, hand held.

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