As we collectively marvel, mouths agape, at the wonder passing over New York City—the space shuttle, the space shuttle!—we are reminded of how rare these moments truly are in today's cynical world.
It's been a great day for video and snapshots of a historic fly-by, but if you don't happen to be in a part of New York with a great view, you can still watch the Space Shuttle Enterprise fly close over the city on video, and browse the best of the photos Twitter has to offer.
If jaded New York City residents can stop staring at their shoes for a few minutes this morning, they just might see the Space Shuttle Enterprise pass over their heads on the back of a 747.
All these reporters were haters about Newt Gingrich's vision for a moon colony, and now they're tweeting about the space shuttle like nerdy NASA-cap wearing third graders.
After a Russian rocket crashed, NASA is looking in greater earnest for a successor
Chris and Kenneth Bray's Young Me/Now Me meme entry took 30 years to complete
The final space shuttle has just launched from the Kennedy Space Center
Last manned spacecraft will launch if the weather's nice
"It's sad to see her land for the last time, but she really has a great legacy"
What's going on with the Endeavour?
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