Re:AND, there is the fact ... (Score 1)

I know you grabbed that 10 Billion dollar number out of the air, or at least I hope you did. It costs approximately 450 million to launch a shuttle. NASA's 09 FY budget is only 17.6 Billion. Your $10 Billion prize is over half their yearly budget used to sustain all of their operations.
Sources:
Budget http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08034_FY2009_budget.html
Launch http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10