$15,000 a seat to LEO?
I'd pay 2x that for a trip to LEO. Would it were so.
It HAS to be obvious to the most obtuse that the NASA approach to crewed spacefilght is a continually worsening and losing game. No viable incentives to reduce any costs.
In the 30 years since the last Apollo astronaut left the moon NASA has spent nearly half a TRILLION dollars, most of that on crewed spaceflight. The results vs the money are pathetic.