Finally, Space is Becoming a Business Instead of a Federal Handout

Airbus just announced its version of a “reusable” rocket in response to SpaceX’s determination to succeed at the effort. Although every rocket company has known for more than 60 years that reusability could cut costs getting into space by a factor of 1,000 — not 1,000% but 1,000 times less — only upstart startup SpaceX […] View the full post at: Finally, Space is Becoming a Business Instead of a Federal Handout Related posts: Global space business grew 7 percent to $262 billion in 2009 Midtown Manhattan Flooded with Sublet Office Space Google, NASA to Bring Internet to Outer Space