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SPACE SHUTTLE FOR SALE: CHEAP. Here is a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed ?

By Glenn Reynolds

SPACE SHUTTLE FOR SALE: CHEAP.

Here is a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed the price of the 1970s-era spaceships to $28.8 million apiece from $42 million.

The shuttles are for sale once their flying days are over, which is scheduled to be this fall.

When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in December 2008 put out the call seeking buyers at museums, schools and elsewhere, the agency received about 20 inquiries. An agency spokesman, Mike Curie, said he expected more interest, especially with the discount.

Does that include delivery?

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 17, 2010 (boomark / email).