It used to be that only governments sent things into space. But now there are private space launches -- mostly communications satellites. Enthusiasts of private space travel are hoping for a space ferry or space taxi that can accomplish much of what the Space Shuttle does at lower cost (and be available for hire to the general public); the holy grail of convenient mass space travel is a reusable single-stage-to-orbit vehicle. See X Prize.

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