A little more than you were probably planning on spending this holiday season, but… if you’re in the market for a slightly used space shuttle and have the space for it (climate control is a must), you’re not going to find it for any cheaper than this. Even on Craigslist. Sorry, main engines are not included (available separately for $400,000-$800,000).
The shuttle itself is actually going for $42m (OBO) — where they really get you is the shipping: $6m at the minimum for piggybacking on a custom jumbo jet to your local airport. Why can’t they just drop it in from orbit?
[via PhysOrg]
I had to max out my credit cards to get it, and threw in an extra million for 3 day express shipping to make sure it arrives by Christmas! I just have to figure out if its street legal!
Does it come with an owner’s manual or support phone #’s or something? It might be a deal breaker for me, because even Dell computers come with someone I can complain to, even if it doesn’t actually get us anywhere.
On another note – how much did air travel cost initially and how long did it take for the price to come down to something reasonable? I wonder if there’s any way to relating this to space travel and the rate at which we’ll see more private organizations offering space tourism services. It’ll be amazing when we can go on a “cruise” to the moon or maybe just spend the week at a hotel in space.
the shuttle is one of the most amazing things produced in history.
Considering how many miles it already ran, 42M seems a lot.
Is there a Christmas buy one get one offer available?