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Space Shuttle Endeavour's On-Board Souvenir Stash

Posted by michael on from the got-junk dept.

Robert Pearlman writes: "Seven astronauts, four payloads, and over 11,000 souvenirs are on their way to the International Space Station, among them a U.S. flag recovered from the World Trade Center, a cylinder record which belonged to inventor Thomas Edison, and golf course markers from Scotland and Ireland. Read the entire manifest here."

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  1. Re:Isn't this a little expensive? by collectspace · · Score: 3, Informative
    If the Space Shuttle was only launching to carry the 11,000 souvenirs, than yes -- this would be (literally) pound wise and penny foolish.

    But the prime cargo are the larger items in the payload bay, followed by the astronauts. So, you might as well stuff every nook and cranny aboard that orbiter -- as its going to launch regardless (a.k.a. there are no savings for lighter cargo)

  2. If I was on the space station... by itwerx · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I'd be pissed!
    We don' need no steenkin' "meatball lapel pins". We haven't seen a woman in six months! Where's the pr0n?!?

  3. Re:6,000 miniature flags by freeweed · · Score: 3, Funny
    Actually, it reminds me of the simpsons episode:


    Alien: Abortions for everyone
    Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    Alien: OK, Abortions for no one
    Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    Alien: OK, Abortions for some, miniature american flags for all
    Crowd: YAAAAAAYYYY!!!

    --
    Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
  4. Re:Wow...flags... by Suidae · · Score: 3, Funny

    easy, two words: Orbital Fireworks. Definately. Throw big balls of chemically doped junk into the atmosphere to make colorful artifical meteors. Bright, long lasting ones.