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Space Shuttle Enterprise: Flashback to an Icon of ‘70s Design

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The space shuttle now atop the Intrepid is a flashback—to an era of pure functionalism. By Blake Gopnik.

Blake Gopnik
Blake Gopnik
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Blake Gopnik

Blake Gopnik

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