[dalereed]

"If this were practical, the private sector would already be doing it."

They don't need their study, all they have to do is buy the Eclipse when it's on the market in the near future. It is exactly what NASA proposes only it's being marketed and sold to general avaition.

I'd love to be able to afford one, a real bargain for under $1 million!

[dirtboy]

I'd love to be able to afford one, a real bargain for under $1 million!

Yeah, a $1 million dollar jet, include pilot and ground crew, and amortize that cost for trips carry a whopping four passengers, and it will somehow be equivalent to the price of a coach fare.

Looks like NASA hired the cost estimators for the Canada gun registration database...