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    NASA Garage Sale

    NASA Garage Sale Includes Shuttles, Engines, Space Suits



    Looking for a good deal during the recession? Space geeks don’t have to look any further than NASA, where they can pick up a retired space shuttle for the bargain-basement price of $28.8 million.

    That’s the cost NASA estimates for shipping and handling on a space shuttle. The Space Shuttle Discovery has already been spoken for by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, but Atlantis and Endeavour are still available.

    Not just anybody can buy them, however. NASA says because of the role the shuttles have played in the nation’s space program, “special attention is being given to ensure the shuttle orbiters are appropriately retired and displayed in the broadest interest of the American public.” That means Bill Gates or Sergei Brin probably can’t put one in the backyard.

    The $28.8 million price tag is more than 30 percent off the original sticker price of $42 million NASA was asking in December of 2008. The space agency says it dropped the price because much of the original cost included work that is needed to decommission the shuttles even if they were only to be stored in a hangar.

    NASA says the new price reflects the cost of transporting the space vehicles to their new locations and fixing them up so they are in proper display condition. More than 20 inquiries were received after the initial listing, but NASA expects others will step up now that the shuttles have been discounted. Technically, Atlantis and Endeavour are not for sale. They will remain property of NASA, but will be on permanent display at the new locations. The deadline for organizations to apply to adopt a shuttle is February 19.

    In addition to the orbiters, NASA is also offering up surplus main engines from the space shuttle. And, it’s offering numerous other items are space-shuttle related to museums and educational institutions, including such items as flight-crew clothing and instruments that have been to space, as well as wind-tunnel models, mockups and simulators that never left the ground.

    The fire sale extends beyond the shuttle program to include 2,500 items from the space program that are newly available, including space suits from Apollo and Mercury and other artifacts like an adorable model of a Gemini spacecraft.

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    man its a good thing they retired them...that shuttle is startin to look pretty nackered...

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    Quote Originally Posted by doberman 152 View Post
    Not just anybody can buy them, however. NASA says because of the role the shuttles have played in the nation’s space program, “special attention is being given to ensure the shuttle orbiters are appropriately retired and displayed in the broadest interest of the American public.” That means Bill Gates or Sergei Brin probably can’t put one in the backyard.
    That's gay. If I were epic-rich I would totally want to buy one, then call up all my friends and say "Hey guys, come see what I bought for the lulz"

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    That's gay. If I were epic-rich I would totally want to buy one, then call up all my friends and say "Hey guys, come see what I bought for the lulz"


    "hey ladies... want to come ove and play astronaut??? "

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramairgod84 View Post
    man its a good thing they retired them...that shuttle is startin to look pretty nackered...
    I think the battle-worn look makes it more badass
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    "hey ladies... want to come ove and play astronaut??? "
    How ridiculous would it look though, imagine some massive mansion in the Hamptons with a fucking space shuttle parked in the courtyard

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    Not gonna happen. They will still remain the property of NASA. This bargain basement price investment mearly yields one an adoption of said shuttle.

    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    How ridiculous would it look though, imagine some massive mansion in the Hamptons with a fucking space shuttle parked in the courtyard

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post

    How ridiculous would it look though, imagine some massive mansion in the Hamptons with a fucking space shuttle parked in the courtyard
    it'd be better in some trailer park...

    "billy bawb... awwww shit... thems aliens landed juss like paw used ta say..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by SiggyZ View Post
    Not gonna happen. They will still remain the property of NASA. This bargain basement price investment mearly yields one an adoption of said shuttle.
    Yeah but it would still be major bragging rights for the "what can I do with my money" pissing contest that the richie riches have among themselves
    Quote Originally Posted by Spaz View Post
    it'd be better in some trailer park...

    "billy bawb... awwww shit... thems aliens landed juss like paw used ta say..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaz View Post
    it'd be better in some trailer park...

    "billy bawb... awwww shit... thems aliens landed juss like paw used ta say..."

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    That'll most likely be the case.

    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    Yeah but it would still be major bragging rights for the "what can I do with my money" pissing contest that the richie riches have among themselves

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    lol its not that rediculous, did any of u guys see when jeremy clarkson bought an old fighter jet and put it in his front yard?

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    do we have a site that one can go to and see the prices of such items?

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    I am sure Leno will be buying a surplus engine to put in a car or truck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TransAm11973 View Post
    do we have a site that one can go to and see the prices of such items?
    If you have the money, you already know the prices.

    If you don't have the money, you read about the prices in a news article.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TransAm11973 View Post
    do we have a site that one can go to and see the prices of such items?
    On a serious note, there's an auction website out there, the name evades me, but it's basically a very upscale version of eBay: after applying for an account, you're screened/checked, and your account will only be activated if it's verified that your net worth is above $2MM or something like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    If you have the money, you already know the prices.

    If you don't have the money, you read about the prices in a news article.
    i wasnt so much going for the shuttle itself but more like a pen or suit patch that had been in space.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramairgod84 View Post
    man its a good thing they retired them...that shuttle is startin to look pretty nackered...
    you aint' kiddin, first thing I thought was "needs a little ts|s lovins with my polisher"

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    that's freakin awesome.

    and the shuttles are actually top notch. they are inspected from tip to tip after every flight, all heat tiles are replaced every flight, other parts are replaced at the first sign of wear, and all the cockpits and flight computers were updated over the last 10 years or so.

    i'm going to miss the shuttles.

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    better check the shuttlefax on it, make sure it hasnt been in any accidents

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    Quote Originally Posted by justinmc978 View Post
    better check the shuttlefax on it, make sure it hasnt been in any accidents
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....lol'd for real.

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