How To Steal a Space Shuttle

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Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 5, 2012 @06:56AM from the discovering-an-enterprising-endeavor dept.

An anonymous reader tips a piece by Jason Torchinsky at Jalopnik, who attended the California Science Center's press conference about moving Space Shuttle Endeavour through Los Angeles to its final resting place. While he was there, he noticed that security for the event was focused less on the shuttle than on keeping the city itself safe. So, after a helpful LAPD officer suggested it would be impossible for a supervillain to make off with OV-105, Torchinsky went ahead and made a plan to do just that. All he needs is a submarine, a score of Sikorsky CH-53E heavy-lift helicopters, a salvaged and disguised Buran spaceplane, and the assistance of Switzerland.

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Maybe it would be easier to just re-launch it? by stillnotelf · 2012-10-05 06:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Surely they wouldn't follow him into space, and it's kind of a supervillian thing to do!
1. Re:Maybe it would be easier to just re-launch it? by forkazoo · 2012-10-05 07:06 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Then you need to steal launch infrastructure which would be even less practical than stealing teh space shuttle. Indeed, if you can steal that, then you can probably just build your own space ships.
  That said, I live in LA. Ahat's the return policy on heavy lift helicopters? Can I get them from Amazon?
2. Re:Maybe it would be easier to just re-launch it? by davester666 · 2012-10-05 19:17 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Sure, just cut off the penis of America.
  
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CRAP! by gurps_npc · 2012-10-05 07:01 · Score: 3, Funny

Now I have to come up with a new plan.

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Trivial by DeeEff · 2012-10-05 07:04 · Score: 5, Funny

It becomes almost trivial to steal a spaceship once you're President of the Galaxy.
These are the types of two faced men we should watch out for.
PR genius by paiute · 2012-10-05 07:12 · Score: 3, Funny

This is obviously viral marketing for Ocean's Fourteen.

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Next Season, on Breaking Bad by sexconker · 2012-10-05 07:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Next Season, on Breaking Bad
Jessie: Oh come on, Mr. White! We have $480,000,000! Each! I'm out!
Walt: Really Jessie? This is about money to you?
Jessie: Wasn't that the whole point? To leave your family money, and then to make an empire because you're mad you made a bad decision with Gray Matter? Why do you need a space shuttle? Bitch?!
Walt: Jessie, Hank is on to us. We need to get out of his jurisdiction. Out of everyone's jurisdiction! And that shuttle is our ride.
too late by badford · 2012-10-05 07:17 · Score: 5, Funny

What makes you think that is the real shuttle?...mwuhuhahahaha [evil laughter trails off]

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first the maple syrup by nimbius · 2012-10-05 07:18 · Score: 5, Funny

now the space shuttle. when will the evil stop?

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Re:Oh, is that all? by Thud457 · 2012-10-05 08:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Meanwhile some feller with the ludicrously unlikely name of Elon Musk is building ICBMs right in plain sight.

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Re:Oh, is that all? by titanium93 · 2012-10-05 08:57 · Score: 4, Funny

But then you have to worry about the cook.

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