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Space Shuttle Collides With Bridge In New York

Posted by timothy on from the all-this-to-avoid-the-tunnel-toll dept.

First time accepted submitter AbrasiveCat writes "While transporting the space shuttle Enterprise to its new home at the Intrepid Museum, a gust of wind caught the shuttle and pushed a wing tip into the South Channel Subway Bridge. With any luck it was just the protective covering that was damaged. Ah, New York traffic."

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  1. It was on a boat by wookaru · · Score: 5, Informative

    The summary should reflect that the Space Shuttle was being transported on top of a barge at the time of collision. Very low speed impact, very little damage. Headline is misleadingly catastrophic.

    1. Re:It was on a boat by TWX · · Score: 5, Informative

      Low speed doesn't mean little damage necessarily.

      A barge is fairly heavy, and if it's being pulled with the current, there's a whole lot of energy behind it. The shuttle could act like the crumple zone on a car in a collision, essentially being crushed in the process of slowing or stopping the barge.

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    2. Re:It was on a boat by MBAFK · · Score: 5, Informative

      This page is more informative and has the damage photos: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-060412a.html

      Doesn't look too bad.