Is that too much to ask?
NASA’s soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs.The space agency said Wednesday it’s looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years. It’s put out a call to schools, science museums and ‘other appropriate organizations’ that might be interested in showcasing one of the three remaining shuttles.
Beware: NASA estimates it will cost about $42 million to get each shuttle ready and get it where it needs to go, and the final tab could end up much more.
The estimate includes $6 million to ferry the spaceship atop a modified jumbo jet to the closest major airport. But the price could skyrocket depending on how far the display site is from the airport. Only indoor, climate-controlled displays will be considered.
‘The orbiters will not be disassembled for transportation or storage,’ NASA insists in its nine-page request for information.
Imagine the cachet of owning your own space shuttle. “Yeah, ladies, a Ferrari is fine for most guys, but do you know a lot of other guys who have a vehicle that’s been in SPACE? With a ROBOT ARM? Well…”
“The estimate includes $6 million to ferry the spaceship atop a modified jumbo jet to the closest major airport.”
Paging Mr. Drax. . . .
They should cut one up and sell pieces of it for cats like me.
“Yeah, ladies, a Ferrari is fine for most guys, but do you know a lot of other guys who have a vehicle that’s been in SPACE? With a ROBOT ARM? Well…”
That’s all well and good, Oliver, but a Ferrari can still go to the market for snacks.
Screw a spaceship, I want my superpowers already. Without those, my career as a supervillian is going nowhere.
a Ferrari can still go to the market for snacks
I can for snacks… IN SPACE!
I worked for over 7 years on the Shuttle program; trust me, they’re more trouble than they’re worth.