NASA Sells Space Food, Shuttle Tiles To Schools

iamrmani writes with word that NASA "is offering processed space shuttle tiles and astronaut food to eligible schools and universities to preserve history. The lightweight space shuttle tiles protected the shuttles from extreme temperatures when the orbiters re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, while space food was precooked such that refrigeration is not required and is ready to eat or could be prepared simply by adding water or by heating." I wish NASA would finance future missions by selling interestingly packaged astronaut foods in general -- other than the ice cream, I've seen it only in museum displays.

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reminds me of 1993

[Lead Butthead]

Engineers on street corners with cups and signs that say "Please Give"?

... when I graduated. Aerospace department graduates had signs up that said "will build space shuttles for food."

Paying for shuttle tiles ?

[Zoxed]

Maybe I am getting old, but I can remember when they just fell out of the sky, for free :-)