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Postby Steve M » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:24 pm

28.8 million isn't to bad for a preowned shuttle. I think NASA could get more on Ebay though.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/scien ... tle&st=cse

5 year financing can be arranged with NASA..
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby expat » Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:37 pm

28.8 million isn't to bad for a preowned shuttle.


If you really think about it, it is worthless bit of junk now. Gutted no double of valuable items and precious metals. How have they come up with such a figure? If they get no takers (granted not likely) what would they do with it. Trying to make 30 million or there abouts is a piss in the NASA ocean. They should give it away to the air and space museum or the air force museum
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby ozzy72 » Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:48 pm

Think I'd prefer an EE Lightning in my front garden. Don't get me wrong the Shuttle is an incredible feat of engineering but I think it'd strike the neighbours as a touch ostentatious ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby Steve M » Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:59 pm

Think I'd prefer an EE Lightning in my front garden. Don't get me wrong the Shuttle is an incredible feat of engineering but I think it'd strike the neighbours as a touch ostentatious ;D ;D ;D


;D ;D That pretty sums up why I can't get a shuttle.
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby Steve M » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:13 pm

28.8 million isn't to bad for a preowned shuttle.


If you really think about it, it is worthless bit of junk now. Gutted no double of valuable items and precious metals. How have they come up with such a figure? If they get no takers (granted not likely) what would they do with it. Trying to make 30 million or there abouts is a piss in the NASA ocean. They should give it away to the air and space museum or the air force museum
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Postby specter177 » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:45 pm

28.8 million isn't to bad for a preowned shuttle.


If you really think about it, it is worthless bit of junk now. Gutted no double of valuable items and precious metals. How have they come up with such a figure? If they get no takers (granted not likely) what would they do with it. Trying to make 30 million or there abouts is a piss in the NASA ocean. They should give it away to the air and space museum or the air force museum
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby patchz » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:28 pm

You never know, it might end up in Jeremy Clarkson's front yard. ::)
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby expat » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:44 am

You never know, it might end up in Jeremy Clarkson's front yard. ::)



I think it is more Hammond than Clarkson, but saying that May would spend all hit time taking it apart and looking inside access panels  ;D

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Postby ozzy72 » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:11 am

Captain Slow would love it, a big toy to tinker with. Besides Hampster is a rotor-head ;)
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Postby DaveSims » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:11 pm

Perhaps if I demolished my house, it would fit on my lot.  Then I could convert the whole craft into a really cool house.  Just think of all the toys you could cram into the payload bay (maybe even use the arm to lift them in and out).
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby Steve M » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:19 pm

[quote]Perhaps if I demolished my house, it would fit on my lot.
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby expat » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:21 pm

[quote]Perhaps if I demolished my house, it would fit on my lot.
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby Steve M » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:35 pm

[quote][quote]Perhaps if I demolished my house, it would fit on my lot.
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Re: Anyone looking for a shuttle?

Postby Strawberry Yogurt » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:56 pm

It wouldn't be sitting in MY front yard! I'd be using it. I'm not sure if my local airport is designed for Shuttle launches... I'll make it work.  ;D
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Postby specter177 » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:06 pm

[quote][quote]Perhaps if I demolished my house, it would fit on my lot.
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