Washington, January 17: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has slashed the price of its space shuttles from 42 million dollars to 28.8 million dollars a piece.
The 1970s-era spaceships are for sale once their flying days are over, which is scheduled to be this fall.
NASA has received about 20 inquiries after the Agency put out the call seeking buyers in December, 2008.
NASA spokesman, Mike Curie, said it was unlikely that the bids of oil tycoons or dot-com billionaires would garner a shuttle.
“The intent is not for NASA to make money,” Curie said.
“Our intent is to have them displayed in the United States and have them shown to as many citizens as possible,” he added.
Potential customers have until February 19 to put in a request.
——-Agencies