We are thrilled to announce that Intrepid’s Space Shuttle Pavilion, featuring Enterprise, officially opened today with a historic ceremony and ribbon cutting.

Participants in the ceremony included the Honorable Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, George Fertitta, CEO of NYC& Company and Richard Truly, Joe Engle, and Fred Haise, three of the four original Enterprise pilots. The fourth original pilot, Gordon Fullerton, was unable to travel, but represented by his wife Marie.

In celebration of the opening, Intrepid is presenting SAMSUNG SpaceFest through Sunday, July 22nd. SpaceFest includes interactive displays and demonstrations from NASA, astronaut appearances and cool displays from Samsung Smart TV and Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds.

SpaceFest also includes a free concert – Sounds Waves on the Intrepid, presented by Samsung, on Thursday night and a special free screening of Star Trek (2009) on Friday night as part of Intrepid’s free summer movie series on the flight deck.

For more information on SpaceFest, click here.