Space shuttles for sale: one careful owner, starting price $42m

[Thurisaz]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/18/nasa-space-shuttle-sale

Hard-up Nasa sounds out potential US buyers for two of three remaining shuttles when they stop flying in 2010

 

[Rÿcher]

What do they get for MPGs?

Stick or automatic?

New stickers?

Any rust?

someone had to ask.

 

[Squiggy]

1. 0.000130544094 miles per gallon (highway)
2. "Automatic". The on board computers do most of the work.
3. Sure!
4. A little.

 

[What's his face]

Let's all chip in and buy one!

 

[jamestyler]

After checking the contents of my wallet I have £35, $3 and 2000 yen. Thats my bid.

 

[JNG]

Peter Griffin bought one on Family Guy.

 

[Trekker4747]

Obviously the TrekBBS members need to pool their money to buy one of these suckers.

 

[Ward Fowler]

Well, I would buy it, but it's so expensive that I wouldn't be able to pimp it. What's the point?

 

[Captain Intrepid]

Oh those fuckers. I'd buy one, but they're only selling to Americans. Nationalist pricks.

 

[Hermiod]

Bra'tac: "These 'shuttles', they are a formidable craft ?"

 

[Thurisaz]

Watch this video of one going up from a plane. WARNING! stoner guy saying "holy shit" the whole time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv5J5cBwwFc

 

[RoJoHen]

Oh those fuckers. I'd buy one, but they're only selling to Americans. Nationalist pricks.

They're just trying to stimulate the economy! We're on the verge of Great Depression 2 over here!

 

[Captain Intrepid]

Oh those fuckers. I'd buy one, but they're only selling to Americans. Nationalist pricks.

They're just trying to stimulate the economy! We're on the verge of Great Depression 2 over here!

The Great Depression 2: Electric Boogaloo.

 

[nx1701g]

Bad news though: Yahoo is reporting that they're only selling them to people with climate controlled facilities where it can be stored safely. Also, engines sold separately (and they aren't selling them to the people who buy the shuttles).

 

[TGTheodore]

How about they sell the Enterprise for half-off, since it isn't full-size and was only for testing?

--Ted

 

[DeafPoet]

It'd only end up on blocks in my front yard for years while I'm getting around to making it spaceworthy again.

 

[NCC1968]

I'm having trouble fitting stuff into my garage already......and my motorcycle is faster anyway

 

[Philo]

Watch this video of one going up from a plane. WARNING! stoner guy saying "holy shit" the whole time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv5J5cBwwFc

Looks like someone's just using an Etch-A-Sketch on the sky!

 

[Roger Wilco]

Fuck. What a time to be a billionaire.

 

[RJDiogenes]

That SpaceShipOne guy should buy them and keep them flying.