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Start Saving To Buy Your Space Shuttle Now

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-part-of-history dept.

stoolpigeon writes "With the retirement of the shuttle drawing near, NASA has begun to plan for museums that may want a used orbiter of their own. The Orlando Sentinel reports that NASA issued an RFI to US educational institutions, science museums and other organizations to see if they would be interested in the orbiter while also able to cover the estimated $42 million cost of 'safeing' the shuttle and transporting it."

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  1. So uh... by sysusr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are there any export restrictions?

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    1. Re:So uh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, an uncircumcised Jew WOULD be likely to eat a ham sandwich, since they are probably not religious.

      So by that logic would a pregnant nun be likely to drink a beer too?

  2. eh... by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're selling the space shuttle--But why? There's already a glut of novelty ashtrays on the market. They won't get much for it.

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    1. Re:eh... by CarpetShark · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ahh, but this particular style of ashtray has roared into the sky, exploded, killed people, and shocked a nation. Not to mention costing a fortune, causing endless controversy, and having really crap tiles.

  3. Rendered Safe by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    "What do you mean, 'where are the keys for it?' Awwww man..."

  4. Corporate Grab by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 1, Funny

    Apple should buy it and put it on display at 1 Infinite Loop.
    They could paint it many colors with a dancing silhouette on the side
    and giant ugly white ear buds around the cockpit.

  5. Re:you would only be dissapointed by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure all the engineers that see the stuff are both amazed by the audacity of most of these designs and by the fact that they ever even approached the reliability they have with such complexity.

    Exactly. I look at the space shuttle and I don't just see kludge of unfortunate design trade offs. I see the huge, hairy balls of the engineers who not only thought they could make it work, but actually did it.

    Of course, this means I have no interest in buying a Shuttle even if I could afford one, cus who wants that imagery in their head all the time?

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  6. Re:leave it in space by f18delta · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Are you implying the Shuttle is less streamlined than, say, a solar panel?" African or European?