Off The Record

NASA is moving on from the Space Shuttle Program to the new Constellation Program. No need to imagine cool space displays in your own home, however because items will not go to the public. Items leftover from the Space Shuttle Program that can't be used for Constellation Program will be given away to qualified museums, state sponsored educational institutions, and NASA visitor centers. Items to be given away range from spacesuits, flight helmets, and shuttle wing edges to the NASA version of Tang. Potential recipients of shuttle items must pay for costs to prepare the item for shipping, actual shipping costs and costs to display the item. The cost to relocate a full size shuttle can range to $40 million according to a NASA website. Items can be viewed online at http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm#.