http://www.techcentralstation.com/091903E.html

"Rand Simberg"

That's the title of my latest column at Tech Central Station, in which
I discuss why the economics of OSP make no sense.

Well, you said it was expensive.

"if the agency continues to ignore the pent-up demand for public space travel,
it risks irrelevancy"

NASA will continue to ignore public space travel. Public space travel is an
irrevelancy. We do not pursue manned spaceflight with the goal of inventing a
new public curiosity.