Its not so much the goverment wanting people to pay for its shuttle missions infact its the goverment we already do. Second some people dream of going into space all there lives and cant simply because they dont meet the requirements of NASA. The use of using shuttles for private use solves two problems.
1. Extra funding into the surplus to further our expanse of knowledge and space travel.
2. To give other people that couldnt cut the actual astronaught role, but lead a productive life a chance to do something they want to.
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Its not so much the goverment wanting people to pay for its shuttle missions infact its the goverment we already do. Second some people dream of going into space all there lives and cant simply because they dont meet the requirements of NASA. The use of using shuttles for private use solves two problems. 1. Extra funding into the surplus to further our expanse of knowledge and space travel. 2. To give other people that couldnt cut the actual astronaught role, but lead a productive life a chance to do something they want to.