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bdewoody
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If by chance Congress decides to extend the use of the space shuttles for another few years how feasible would it be to lease some of the capacity to say Bigelo or one of the space adventure corporations. Safety issues asside it seems that these outfits could offset a sizeable portion of the operating expense of the shuttle. I can't envision a new privately developed man rated orbital vehicle being much cheaper to operate after passing all the safety code regulations that will surely come to be.