Despite Nasa's achievements and failures, I think that we cannot rely exclusively to them to provide services for those in space. That would be like saying that the American West was won by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
It will take indepent minded people and corperations to truely open up space. That is why the X prize was an important step. If we wouldnt be willing to innovate and risk what we have today wouldnt exist.
He who dares Wins.
You are correct, sir.
BTW, NASA is an accronym despite the lamestream media's habit of not using all Caps.