For Sale: a 1990 Airstream Trailer/NASA Command Vehicle for Space Shuttle Landings

The vehicle 'once led the Space Shuttle down the runway at Edwards Air Force Base,' The Drive reported in 2022, noting it was won in an auction for $21,061 (beating 18 other bidders). 'I just figured the NASA brand combined with Airsteam hip seemed like a can't lose combination,' the buyer says now, in a listing for the vehicle on the on the automotive sales site Hemmings.com asking $199,000..

They're touting it as a priceless marketing/publicity prop — 'a once in a lifetime opportunity' to own what was once an 'onsite command center complete with communications and atmospheric monitoring... Imagine pulling into Burning Man driving this...' The seller points out it's the only custom-built 'Airstream' trailer ever sold by NASA. (The others were crushed, except for one donated to the Kennedy museum.) But for this one 'Apparently there was some miscommunication when the vehicle was decommissioned. It should have been offered to museums but the sales team did not know what it was.')
'Has only 8240 miles on it as driven from Ohio to California then around the Edwards base.'

The seller apparently first tried listing it on eBay in May for $50,000. ('Reserve not met,' says that listing page now. 'Very well maintained, minor dings on exterior...')

Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the news.

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