Points captured from Class Discussion NAsa should use commercial space transportation exclusively Pros C ons Less time to launch with more Is not tailored to nasas providers objectives and missions More options Not human rated Spread liability Better wages better engineers If industry goes up, NASA priorities go down Leaner, no bureaucracy More stable industry If industry goes down NASA looses launch Allow nasa to focus on r&D Loose internal competency Eliminate internal nasa competition · What does nasa become Could open new marketsPoints Captured from Class Discussion NASA should use commercial space transportation exclusively. • Cons – Is not tailored to NASA’s objectives and missions – Not human rat e d – If industry goes up, NASA priorities go down – If industry goes down, NASA looses launch – Loose internal competency • What does NASA become • P r o s – Less time to launch with more providers – More options – Spread liability – Better wages, better engineers – Leaner, no bureaucracy – More stable industry – Allow NASA t o focus on R&D – Eliminate internal NASA competition – Could open new markets