United Space Alliance, a limited-liability company equally owned by Boeing and Northrop Grumman, employs 10,000 people who manage the day-to-day operations of the shuttle.
James Lowe - 27/3/2006 11:56 PM"But to accomplish that, NASA would have to complete its mission on the international space station, which would take 16-18 more shuttle flights, transporting hardware to build the station, at a cost of $2.3 billion."That figure can't be right.
kraisee - 28/3/2006 12:12 PMQuoteJames Lowe - 27/3/2006 11:56 PM"But to accomplish that, NASA would have to complete its mission on the international space station, which would take 16-18 more shuttle flights, transporting hardware to build the station, at a cost of $2.3 billion."That figure can't be right.Yeah, considering that each individual Shuttle flight costs close to a billion right there. That means that figure is severely underestimated - which is a VERY unusual blunder for the media! Actually sounds like the writer just chose a fictional number picked out of thin air to me.Ross.