[vannrox]

There won't be another shuttle built.

There are afew second and even third generation shuttle designs that are to be used. My guess is that the development of these systems will be a top priority. I hope so.

[aruanan]

I think he was using the word 'shuttle' generically rather than specifically. Anything that shuttles between earth and space will be a shuttle.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

Please note: The following is totally satire.

Naming a new shuttle could also help pay for one.

Why not take a page from how stadiums are named and allow corporations place their name on the shuttle.

I can just hear Dan Rather now: 'We have lift-off of the space shuttle MicroSoft.'

[Brett66]

I hope they can succeed in getting an OSP flying, but has NASA learned from the mistakes of the X-33? Will they fall into the same pattern again when attempting to build a next-gen shuttle?