Single-sourcing space transportation capability will just result in a new monopoly and will evolve the same cost structure as the old.

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The government also decided in the late 1980s to increase the organic capability maintained by the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration -- the Ready Reserve Force (RRF).

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In effect, the game simply pulled back the curtain to reveal a glimpse into a world of new potential, for real people, cultures and societies, as this capability finds its way into practical applications in health care, energy, transportation, education and telecommunications.

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Following trials, the New Distribution Capability could be fully rolled out by 2015 or 2016, according to the International Air Transportation Association.

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