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http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12836&feedId=online-news_rss20<br /><br />"Bigelow Aerospace intends to spur development of a commercial space vehicle to take people into Earth orbit by offering to sign a contract worth $760 million with any company that can meet their criteria, company president Robert Bigelow says."<br /><br />Here is the bit that got me..........<br /><br />"The potential offer tops the $500 million NASA has budgeted for its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme, which is part of the agency's own effort to spur development of commercial orbital crew launch capabilities."<br /><br />Thats some real money being put on the table, at last, instead of 'well we got these modules and we have our fingers crossed somebody can launch them for us........'<br /><br />Exciting stuff!!<br /><br />itsfullofstars