]
] WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 — NASA is accelerating development of a
] space plane to take crews to and from the International
] Space Station, but the aging space shuttles could remain
] in use for many years, the agency administrator, Sean
] O'Keefe, said on Wednesday.

I hope they actually come through on this. The shuttle is a major clusterfuck.

NASA Is Speeding Work on Space Plane for Some Shuttle Tasks