NASA has the shuttles on sale!

[Andy44]

That's what I was thinking. We could have our own Orbiter Orbiter.

 

[Tex]

Heck yea! All this money you guys send us is being saved up to buy a shuttle, didn't ya know? Members of the forum get a free ride on the shuttle! The cargo bay is being converted into a large seating area, might take a little time as it has to be UMMU compatible first.

 

[Andy44]

Well, it would put SSU to shame for sure.

 

[adamb193]

You just need to bring your own oxygen. We could charge others. Why Ride Virgin's spaceship 2, when you can get into orbit with orbiter forums orbiter?

 

[Marcel]

At first I thought this was a joke about those Google ads, "Buy space shuttles, new and used" that pop up as part of my search results. Anyway, think of the simpit possibilities!:lol:

 

[John_L]

And, if you call now... we'll throw in a SECOND ORBITER at not charge (just pay separate shipping and handling). Look, the cargo bay doors.. they open up like a butterfly for easy cleaning.. those other orbiters, you can open them up... space bacteria gets in there... you can't clean them! (You're gonna love my nuts)......lol

 

[T.Neo]

Look, the cargo bay doors.. they open up like a butterfly for easy cleaning.. those other orbiters, you can open them up... space bacteria gets in there... you can't clean them! (You're gonna love my nuts)......lol

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[SiberianTiger]

I believe I get to know onions. Anyone who misses the chance to buy a shuttle, will have an opportunity to buy a spare surface tile at a reasonable cost!

 

[PaulG]

No no, its an additional $100,000 per pound of luggage.

Sure, the orbiters are cheap. But then they hit you with a giant service charge every time you fly it. That's how they get ya!

 

[Rocketman527]

No no, its an additional $100,000 per pound of luggage.

I'll just fly naked!

 

[Unstung]

Which is why NASA is only selling to museums.

I'm glad to hear at least that.

 

[JamesG]

But define "museum". There are several rich individuals who's collections put many museums to shame.

As for buying the orbiter as a funtional space craft... I think you'll find the price tag on the SRBs and an EFT to be considerably more expensive...

I wonder if you could somehow rig three big turbofan engines where the SSMEs are (donno how you would do the intakes) if the thing would even fly. It wasn't really designed for powered horizontal flight...

The most I guess you could do is perhaps rig up a pigback rig for a 747 and then release it at high altitude for a glide back to Earth...
America's STS. Reduced to an amusement park ride.

 

[jedimaster1214]

But define "museum". There are several rich individuals who's collections put many museums to shame.

The Smithsonian in D.C. would DEFINATLY have to get one...

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

The Smithsonian in D.C. would DEFINATLY have to get one...

They are - Discovery! :thumbup:

 

[Andy44]

Smithsonian already has Enterprise, too.

What would be really impressive is if they built a display of the entire STS stack laid horizontal. They'd need another whole new building for that.

 

[jinglesassy]

i live 30 minutes from the smithsonian and never been there i wanna see discovery its my favorite shuttle!

 

[Kyle]

Yea, Smithsonian has already laid claim to Discovery.
Atlantis in my view will likely go to Kennedy Space Center,
And Endeavour should go to Johnson Space Center.

Just appropriate.

 

[Hielor]

Smithsonian already has Enterprise, too.

What would be really impressive is if they built a display of the entire STS stack laid horizontal. They'd need another whole new building for that.

Hmmm, like the Pathfinder, but full-size and using a real shuttle?

 

[Ark]

I'm glad they're restricting sale to museums and such, it would be absolutely infuriating to see Endeavor decorating the lawn on Nick Cage's private island.

 

[SiberianTiger]

I'm glad they're restricting sale to museums and such, it would be absolutely infuriating to see Endeavor decorating the lawn on Nick Cage's private island.

Even more so, I guess, if the lawn would belong to Roman Abramovich.