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NASA Giving Away Historic Space Artifacts
Saturday, November 28, 2009 1:09:52 PM
ST. PETERSBURG -- With the space shuttle program is set to retire at the end of next year, NASA said it plans to give museums and schools an opportunity to get ahold of historic space artifacts.
Shuttle missions have been part of life in Central Florida and the entire country for decades, but NASA has decided to switch to a new launch system.
Since the transition will render many of the current parts and training gear obsolete, the space agency said it will give away much of it for display.
There is a screening process available online, with a link to agencies for each state that helps people and organizations find out if they can qualify for the program, and see what’s available.
The federal site includes a photo slideshow of items that may be given away, including space suit gloves, shuttle motion simulators and even a crew compartment trainer.
Once an institution puts in a request for an item to be donated, it must work with NASA on the costs for disassembly and packing -- which could be expensive.
Information from News 13’s Bright House Networks affiliate, Bay News 9, was used in this report.
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