NASA`s soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs. The space agency said that it`s looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years. It`s put out a call to schools, science museums and `other appropriate organizations` that might be interested in showcasing one of the three remaining shuttles.
Beware: NASA estimates it will cost about $42 million to get each shuttle ready and get it where it needs to go, and the final tab could end up much more.
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The estimate includes $6 million to ferry the spaceship atop a modified jumbo jet to the closest major airport. But the price could skyrocket depending on how far the display site is from the airport. Only indoor, climate-controlled displays will be considered.
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Image: The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, flies over California`s Mojave Desert on its way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing the STS-126 mission in this photo taken on December 10, 2008 and released by NASA on December 17, 2008.
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