I've been keenly following SpaceX for a while. They look set to get the contract to ferry crew to the ISS <a href="http://www.spacex.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spacex.com/</a>
I'd be interested to know if any of these "experts" on this panel have ever worked for or hold any financial interest in companies that are likely to get the contacts.
Having just saw the indie flick "Moon" the other night, this scares me. Not from the humanitarian literal sense, but more so what corners a corporation may be willing to cut and safety measures forgone in order to minimise costs.