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Space Shuttle To Be Replaced By SpaceX For ISS Resupply

Posted by timothy on from the how-to-squelch-space-mercantilism? dept.

destinyland writes "Next year SpaceX will perform resupply missions for the International Space Station after the Space Shuttle is grounded, as part of a $3.5 billion NASA resupply contract. 'The fledgling space industry is reminiscent of the early days of the personal computer,' notes one technology reporter, 'when a number of established vendors and startups reversed-engineered Microsoft's DOS and manufactured PCs using the Intel 8080 chip set. We're likely to see a similar industry shakeout in the private space vehicle market segment in the coming decades.'"

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  1. Reverse Engineered Microsoft DOS??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    LMFAO!!!

  2. Re:If You Can't Lead--Get Out Of the Way by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a great idea. Since NASA has lost the last 40 years on good scientific research but no exploration

    Seriously, what it is with the insane, ingorant NASA hate around here these days. No exploration? What about spirit and opprtunity?

    Don't they count?

    And when it comes to rocketry, sure, the shuttle is getting a little long in the tooth, but is there any other vehicle capable of either servising Hubble, or bringing anything down?

    --
    SJW n. One who posts facts.
  3. SpaceX is awesome by voss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Theres a can-do attitude that NASA lost long ago.

    Elon Musk is an amazing dude. At a time where rich people are not popular, here is a reason that people
    should become rich , he uses his paypal money to do the stuff he wants to do like electric cars and spaceships
    and in doing the stuff that makes him happy benefits us all.