With the Space Transportation System winding down NASA is looking to sell the Space Shuttle. In 2008 the Government agency quoted a price of $42 Million to buy an orbiter. A couple of weeks ago that price was slashed!


  1. saintrow69 says:

    where is the buy it now button

  2. BlackKingX says:

    All the same??? That’s like calling the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) the same.

    ……..!

  3. KKM121 says:

    Do we know how many space shuttle mission are left before they retire????

  4. spacevidcast says:

    @KKM121 There are 5 missions left.

  5. Chrisjr2007 says:

    Can I just have one of those and build my own Space Agency?;)

  6. neoscylax says:

    You guys are funny! ‘all the orbiters are the same….’ $28.8M sounds like a bargain! what’s that in Sterling?

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  8. that seems really cheap to me, how did it cost to build one orbiter?

    400k for a main engine , il have one, put it on my car, and whoosh im heading for the moon ;)

  9. mobius1234 says:

    @BlackKingX lol bens fav is OV-104 its the best

  10. mobius1234 says:

    lol ben you need to do more of these

  11. nilbud says:

    That’s fighting talk

  12. Hey! Endeavour is my baby, and the most advanced of all the shuttles since it was built later with the most upgrades. Ben, you and your OV-105 hating, Purple People loving self. Argh! lol.

    Love the bit though. Good stuff.

  13. snoopyloopy says:

    lol the orbiters themselves are free, it’s the prep and shipping that’ll cost you. usual bait & switch.

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  15. Shannon says:

    OV-104 OV-104 OV-104 (just because I had to miss last night’s SVC)

    And, Ben, you truly are a giant among geek husbands… stooping to the space geek blasphemy of saying all the orbiters are all the same, just to make your beloved happy. THAT’s priceless. :-)

  16. A little too big for my backyard.

  17. Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island should get it. They have the Apollo 18 LM-13!