NASA awards CRS contract to SpaceX

[eveningsky339]

The shuttle concept could be modified to be more green and more reusable and more economical as a result, and if you pull out a lot of bureaucratic red tape, the prices could come down much more-so.

The shuttle concept was significantly modified in the 90s with a very promising project called the X-33. Oh, wait, NASA cancelled that... :dry:

 

[JamesG]

But then again, tossing huge chunks of rocket with every launch isn't exactly economical either (and certainly not "green").

But its great for keeping Boeing, LockMart, Morton-Thiokol, and the rest of the aerospace/military industrial complex humming along...