re: An unmanned shuttle. (Take a deep breath, let it out, do it again.)
"Geez. Sometimes I have a difficult time tracking you, Marcia."
No, I think you know the track by now.
"I was thinking that unmanned operation might make it possible for it to continue to haul material to the ISS long after the things had lost their man-rating. Certainly if the Europeans are building $400 million disposable ferries, one which is essentially free might be attractive. For as long as they lasted."
"I realize that those making a living from it have a different view.
"Hell has no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral imperative."
Arf"
Exactly, apparently the vested interest for some is dollars.