The shuttles are to be retired by September 30 , 2010 , but they wo n't be available until about a year later , NASA spokesman Michael Curie said Thursday . the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum gauges interest of museums and schools for properly housing shuttles . Discovery , Endeavour and Endeavour will be retired by 2010 . Atlantis has been offered to NASA . The privilege of showing off a shuttle wo n't be cheap -- $ 28.2 million .
the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum gauges interest of museums and schools for properly housing shuttles . Discovery , Endeavour and Endeavour will be retired by 2010 . Atlantis has been offered to NASA . The privilege of showing off a shuttle wo n't be cheap -- $ 28.2 million .