A passenger flying on
a commercial space taxi to a Bigelow space station would not be covered by NASA's safety standards.
Not exact matches
Over the next few years NASA is hoping for similar
commercial success in
taxiing astronauts — and many of these companies will likely offer private citizens trips to
space as well.
The Obama plan is to create a diverse industry of
taxi fleets that will transport cargo and crew to low Earth orbit, both for NASA and for
commercial enterprises such as satellite companies or
space tourism.
Implications for real estate: Just as Uber caused
taxi revenue to decrease, shared and virtual office
spaces could negatively impact
commercial real estate values.