Now that we have the SHuttle here in California

[Spinzonner]

how much are we gonna get Florida to cough up to get it back ?

[terrya]

1. It costs $1 million to take the shuttle back to Florida, I hear.

They strap it on the top of a special 747 for the trip across the country.

[Spinzonner]

2. Apparently you don't understand the concept

of a ransom

[terrya]

4. No, I guess not.

Oh, well.

[meegbear]

3. Which I don't understand ...

it can fly in space, but it can't fly cross country?

It's like the joke in Spy Kids about the special watch with all the gadgets and devices that does everything, but tell time.

[Spinzonner]

5. It doesn't 'fly' in space, it orbits

and it's a glider in the atmosphere, and a very heavy one at that.

As an aerodynamic vehicle it's designed to land, not take off or accomplish level, controlled flight.

[salvorhardin]

6. Or as I like to look at it

It's a vehicle designed to go from 0 to 27,500 miles per hour in just a handful of minutes and from 28,000 miles per hour to 0 in under 45 minutes. Sort of like the line from Toy Story -- "That's not flying! That's falling with style!" :-)

[Xithras]

11. Nope, $5 million

They were whining about it on the radio this morning. Personally, I want to know why it costs so freaking much money to move an AIRCRAFT through the AIR, especially when it's moved on another AIRCRAFT that NASA ALREADY OWNS which is manned and piloted by employees that NASA ALREADY PAYS! Union crane operators don't make that much do they?!?!?!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Dump the idiot boy king's brother or we party on the big plane

til eternity :evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. ROFLMAO!

GOOD ONE! My dear NSMA, excellent idea!

And how are ya, this fine nearly sunny Tuesday morning, my dear!


:woohoo: :applause:

[NV Whino]

10. Oh yes!

I like that one.

[lpbk2713]

8. Here's a deal for ya .....

You can have all the blue tarps you can handle ...... when we're done with em.