Space shuttle Enterprise flies again April 27, 2012 -- Updated 1444 GMT (2244 HKT) The space shuttle Enterprise flies over New York City on its trip from Washington. NEW: The space shuttle Enterprise flies into New York New York (CNN) -- The space shuttle Enterprise swooped across the New York City skyline on Friday, mounted atop a 747 jumbo jet as it headed for city's John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of its final flight. The shuttle took off from Virginia's Dulles International Airport, with a flight plan that includes fly-bys of the Statue of Liberty and other Gotham landmarks. It is ultimately bound for it's new home at the city's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Completed in 1976, Enterprise was designed as a prototype test vehicle. Test pilots demonstrated that it could fly and land in the atmosphere like airplanes, but the Enterprise never flew in space. The shuttle was originally to be named the Constitution, but a write-in campaign by fans of the television series "Star Trek" persuaded officials to rename it in honor of the show's main starship. The craft made a brief return to service as a ground test vehicle in 1984 before retiring to the Smithsonian's collection in 1985.