Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Space Shuttle Items For Sale Soon VIa GSA Auction

Posted by timothy on from the prepare-the-sniping-software dept.

shortyadamk writes "According to the Government Services Administration auction page: 'Attention GSA Auctions bidders and interested participants. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Space Shuttle Program has retired and NASA has partnered with GSA Auctions to sell the many shuttle related items through a series of auctions in 2012.' The only catch is that you must be a U.S. Citizen and schedule a visit 48 hours ahead of time to pick up your item. I'm not really sure which piece of the shuttle I'd want the most... Those robotic arms are pretty sweet."

6 of 59 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Slashdotted the Gov? by Mattwolf7 · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://gsaauctions.gov/

    System Maintenance GSA Auctions is currently under System Maintenance.

    GSA Auction scheduled maintenance times are every Saturday 5AM CT to 8AM CT & every Sunday from 6AM CT to 10AM CT.

  2. Those robotic arms... by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... are Canadian. But of course, you knew that.

    --
    Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
    1. Re:Those robotic arms... by trout007 · · Score: 4, Informative

      And they took them all back.

      --
      I love Jesus, except for his foreign policy.
    2. Re:Those robotic arms... by Solandri · · Score: 3, Informative

      And they don't work on Earth (except underwater if you strategically attach floats). The actuators don't have enough torque for the arm to lift its own weight. Weight not being a factor in orbit.

  3. Re:huh? by confused+one · · Score: 4, Informative

    GSA was doing auctions decades before Ebay existed.

  4. Re:Why the US citizen requirement? by Solandri · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Shuttles were built with U.S. taxpayer dollars. Hence it's technically already owned by U.S. citizens. The auction is more to decide which citizen should get each piece, not to make back the cost of building the things.