These workers can just commute to Orlando to go to work for the brand-spanking new, super-dee-dooper-dee, high speed passenger rail line that will run from Orlando Int'l airport to downtown Tampa.
That's cool!!
The space shuttle boondoggle cost taxpayers over $170 billion.
That comes to about $1.5 billion per flight.
And the damn thing only carried between 5~8 people going around in circles.
Amtrak is a MUCH better deal than THAT.
Great point Willie, for once I kind of agree with ya.
The purpose of the ridiculous human diversity on board was to add drama, get the taxpayers attention for funding. Robots do most of the work in space, but when one blows up no one cares but the insurance company.