Re: Should NASA operate shuttles (was Re: Shuttle a research tool)

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From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 18:43

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In <1993Jan7.220739.9367@cerberus.ulaval.ca> yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau) writes:

>Spin off shuttle to the private sector, and
>you're likely to get at most one provider, and one buyer (NASA).  Not
>my idea of a free, competitive market where cost savings could be
>realized.  By contrast, the commercial launch market has many buyers
>and a few more or less subsidized sellers, so there's competition,
>incentive to invest, etc.

When there's only one supplier in a market, that's usually
a pretty good incentive for other companies to invest.  How
many companies followed Federal Express into the day-next
delivery market?

>>>But didn't I read not long ago that MacDD would not operate DC?  Who would?
>>
>>I understand that American Airlines has indicated some interest. Why
>>not them?

If you read the same account I did, I believe it was Northwest Orient.

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