3 Jan
1998
3 Jan
'98
11:38 a.m.
Geez!!! What a waste! A good friend of mine was the project manager in
building the shuttle launch complex at VAFB. You wouldn't believe the cost
and time this took! It was built many years after the one at KSC had been
built and many plans were lost and had to be redrawn EXACTLY! like the site
at KSC. Same with much of the machinery, almost all was out of production
and new tooling had to be built (at unlimited expense) to manufacture you
guessed it, EXACTLY!, the same parts. This place cost like it was built of
solid gold! AND NEVER USED! Makes me sick to think about it.
Joe
At 09:29 AM 1/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
Like many folks on this list, I regularly look over
descriptions
of government surplus auctions for good stuff. Occasionally I
find something which is too large for even me. For instance, if
anyone wants to buy a chunk of a space shuttle launch complex, they should
check out:
http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pr/disposal/21ee.htm
Shipping is FOB Vandenberg AFB :-)
Tim.