Soon after my last posting I read in the
papers that NASA may use the
Atlantis Shuttle one more time. The
Atlantis could fly one more time in June 2011, giving the shuttle program extended life. This will be welcome news for thousands of Kennedy Space Center employees who will stay on the job a little longer. Of course, nothing at NASA is cheap, and it could cost between $100-200 million per month to keep the program up and running. It is also expected that private companies may be able to pick up some of the space cargo slack as soon as next year, so the extra mission may prove to be a nice bridge.
