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Suggesting Innovative Uses For Retired Space Shuttles

Posted by timothy on from the would-make-an-awesome-closet dept.

coondoggie writes "It was a sad event when the iconic NASA Space Shuttle program ended last week with the landing of Atlantis. After the last mission the flying shuttles will all be assigned to museums where millions will admire them as static displays. But wouldn't it be cool if they were put to use in places where you might not expect?" (Best viewed with the slide-show consolidating software of your choice.)

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  1. This article is... by amstrad · · Score: 5, Interesting

    useless, uninformative and not even funny. So perfect for Slashdot?

    1. Re:This article is... by Cwix · · Score: 5, Informative

      I'll be the first person to tell someone to stfu when they complain about relevance, or editorial mistakes. This was crap though. Complete and utter crap. The link is nothing more then a slideshow of ten very poorly photoshopped pictures.

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      You are entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts.
    2. Re:This article is... by GregC63 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That was the stupidest fsking thing I have ever seen.

      An absolute insult to NASA and the shuttle program.

      I can't beleive the web page space was wasted on /.

  2. One question by lennier1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How did bullshit like that even make it onto the front page???