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."

10 of 59 comments (clear)

  1. Slashdotted the Gov? by mjvictory · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm getting a "503 Retry request" error.

    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. Nothing new... by WestonFire22 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    NASA has been selling off old Space Shuttle equipment for some time on the GSA auction site. I have seen computers, cables, tools, cameras, etc.. on there before.

  3. I know what I want by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 3, Funny

    Put me down for a pair of RS-25 engines. I want to see if I can improve the mileage on a Hummer H2.

  4. 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:Those robotic arms... by osu-neko · · Score: 3, Interesting

      The problem you're having is binary thinking. It does not follow from a belief that someone is too nationalistic that you must eschew nationalism entirely. Upgrade from a bit-brain to something capable of more nuanced thought, and you'll have no trouble understanding that there's nothing contradictory in such opinions. You'll also understand that "too much salt is bad for you" diesn't mean "salt is bad for you" and other common problems that trip-up people with poor reasoning skills, and probably realize most of the "hypocrites" you've labeled as such in the past were not even the slightest bit hypocritical...

      --
      "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies."
  5. Re:huh? by confused+one · · Score: 4, Informative

    GSA was doing auctions decades before Ebay existed.

  6. 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.