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NASA has issued a follow-up RFI for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program.

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Last Month, Nicholos Wethington from Universe Today says (in NASA's Bargain Basement Artifact Sale) If you thought obtaining the old Shuttles was cheap, qualified museums, educational institutions and other organizations are able to request over 2,500 artifacts from current and past NASA programs that include the space shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, Apollo, Mercury and Gemini...

2 Months Ago, Nancy Atkinson from Universe Today says (in Having Your Own Space Shuttle Just Got Cheaper) After the space shuttle program ends, NASA hopes to sell the three slightly used remaining orbiters to educational institutions, science museums or other organizations who could publicly display them. Over a year ago, the space agency put out a request for those interested to submit pr...

And NASA says (in NASA Revises Cost and Schedule for Displaying Retired Shuttles) has issued a follow-up Request for Information, or RFI, for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program.

3 Months Ago, Softpedia says (in Moon's Shadows Cold Enough to Freeze Nitrogen NASA reveals new batch of LRO data) NASA also revealed that the new measurements were carried out in October, when the northern regions of the Moon were in mid-winter. ...

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