SPACE TAXIS

摘要

Nasa's Florida space hub could look a lot different 10 years from now. It may still be the departure point for trips to the International Space Station, but the space shuttle will be long gone. A handful of astronauts could still hitch rides on Russia's dependable Soyuz spacecraft, but US government support for commercial space taxis should have helped drive down the cost of rocket trips, and groups of two or three astronauts may be squeezing into capsules atop small rockets run by private companies.