What happens to canceled Nasa Programs?

[mikejz]

I was woundering what ever happens to the already built or half-built hardware of a Nasa program that gets the axe. Like what happened to the X-33 or 34? Do they just keep them in a warehouse and pick them for parts, do they go to the contractors, go to suplus auction, etc?

 

[drwayne]

Museums, canibalization, scrapping, lost - I've seen pretty much the spectrum in my experience.<br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[lunatic133]

Rumour has it that there's a giant warehouse in Houston where all of the old NASA projects are kept; right next to the Arc of the Covenant <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[drwayne]

Let me get my whip and pistol. Ooops, wife has them.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[propforce]

You know this actually brings up a good point....<br /><br />Back in the 'golden days' after a project is completed or canceled, one can still go back and dig out drawings and/or reports 10~20 years later. Now everything being on electrons, a click of mouse and all the data disappears <img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>