http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/09/26/4822.aspxOrbital Sciences Corp., the company that was supposed to provide guidance (and a few million dollars as well) for Rocketplane Kistler's bid to build a new orbital spaceship for NASA, says it's parting ways with the team. However, Rocketplane Kistler'sen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/09/26/4822.aspx#4828Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:29:20 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:4828Ryan LePage Medford, oregonI think you failed to mention Woomera in South Australia and the price tag for the contract being 212 million dollars to the space launch site. not to mention that the Shuttle will be out of business in a couple of years.http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/09/26/4822.aspx#4904Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:22:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:4904Alan BoyleOrbital spokesman Barron Beneski got back to me with his company's side of the story: <BR><BR>"There were elements of the business plan that we couldn't reach agreement on to really jump into the program and carry through with it - so we thought it was best to part ways now, before&nbsp;we got too far into the program." <BR><BR>Beneski said he couldn't go into any more detail than that, in terms of the specific differences with Rocketplane Kistler.