President Obama's overhauled aerospace plan will mothball NASA's space shuttle program and put the future of human space travel squarely in the hands of private companies. The free-market approach to designing and operating spacecraft will mean big business for a handful of companies.
President Obama's plan to scrap the Constellation space program designed to send U.S. astronauts to the moon is being blasted by senators from states with heavy space industries. The policy shift reignites questions about the mission of the U.S. space program and the role of private companies in that effort.
Need a ride to space, anyone? NASA plans to sell its fleet of space shuttles this fall, when the 30-year-old shuttles are retired in favor of a newer spacecraft program. But little buyer interest has forced them to drop the price from $40 million each to $28.8 million.
