Veteran astronauts find new roles in commercial sector | Spaceflight Now

By , Posted 01/21/10

Link: http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/14commercialcrew/index.html

"Two former space shuttle and space station commanders are now competitors in the nascent world of commercial human spaceflight, a start-up industry still in its infancy but likely close to receiving a major boost from the White House.

Ken Bowersox and Frank Culbertson are vice presidents at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Orbital Sciences Corp., two U.S. companies at the forefront of the private space industry."

Astronauts get to vote for commercial space with their feet which indicates they feel this industry has a great opportunity to grow.