Free Space Shuttle Engines

[Clarry (Clayton)]

Seems NASA are willing to give away the space shuttle engines for free, you need only pay shipping & handling. I was thinking of grabbing one to tinker with in my shed but the Missus says it's too crowded already.
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[erick (Eric)]

How about a left over solid rocket booster - be great for next fireworks night down the local park

If I can get a milk bottle big enough?

[el_draco (Rom)]

Originally Posted by Clarry

Seems NASA are willing to give away the space shuttle engines for free, you need only pay shipping & handling. I was thinking of grabbing one to tinker with in my shed but the Missus says it's too crowded already.
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Do I detect a potential Darwin award winner.... Hmmmmm

[Clarry (Clayton)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

Do I detect a potential Darwin award winner.... Hmmmmm

Well it would be nice to get some sort of recognition before I die.

[DavidU (Dave)]

How many litres per 100km?

[michaellxv (Michael)]

How many L/100Km do you get with these??

Or anyone into drag racing?

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by Clarry

Well it would be nice to get some sort of recognition before I die.

Better not go for this award then - it's posthumous!

[Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav)]

Originally Posted by erick

Better not go for this award then - it's posthumous!

I don't mined getting the Darwin award posthumous, just strap me to the solid rocket booster and light it up
Yahoo

[Clarry (Clayton)]

Originally Posted by erick

Better not go for this award then - it's posthumous!

There's a thought.

[Barrykgerdes]

I'll take two. One to put under the NSW parliament and One to put under the federal parliarment. Notice I did not mention parties.

We could then hopefully blast them all into orbit!

Baz

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

The mind boggles at the prospects for quality mayhem.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by Baron von Richthofen

I don't mined getting the Darwin award posthumous, just strap me to the solid rocket booster and light it up
Yahoo

Remember in the movie space cowboys how the old guy took the rocket to the moon and stayed there to save his mates

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by DavidU

How many litres per 100km?

Originally Posted by michaellxv

How many L/100Km do you get with these??

Or anyone into drag racing?

With those, I think it is how many 100L/km, not the other way around

[that_guy (Tony)]

how much would the shipping cost?? they look fairly big. And If you can get rocket fuel, and bought the shuttle... can you go in to space??

[michaellxv (Michael)]

If valid the offer looks to be engines only. They are looking for other homes for the orbiters.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010...sposition.html

"NASA revised the estimated display preparation and ferrying costs to $28.8 million"

[Spanrz (Brett)]

Well I can help in a big way.

I'm going to view one of these items shortly, I can give you a detailed report and all, for your prospective buy.



And if you don't buy it, I might..... It will be the new telescope tracking system, made purposefully to capture meteors at their intense speed

[spearo (Frank)]

I mentioned the free engines to the GF
she said "well that could be good for the gate" (we've been contemplating setting up an electric gate opener at the small property as I'm a bit lazy and getting out/in of the car is such an effort...
In the end we decided against it because i think I wouldn't have the patience to do the whole countdown thing every time i wanted to open the gate....

10.....9.......8.....


frank

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

Do I detect a potential Darwin award winner.... Hmmmmm

He needs to figure out how to brace it at the back of the ute first.

[Benno18 (Ben)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

He needs to figure out how to brace it at the back of the ute first.

Bit of rope....... She'll Be right.

One Powerball eh? Wonder how that would look coming down the road to your house in suburbia. 'Just chuck it in the backyard thanks' !!!!!

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Wow....I could replace the open fire outside for use in Winter on those cold nights.

It could warm the whole suburb I think....

I once tried to wok out how long it would take for the space shuttle to make a raod trip.
If I am correct, I worked out that you could jump in and turn the engines on while in Sydney, and get to Taree in about 4 minutes.
I dont know how I would get off at Taree though ?

My shed aint big enough either, I'll have to pass.