The United States is in the midst of a presidential-level review of its human space program, which could shift a significant portion of the government's business into private hands. "Our teams are not wholly dependent on NASA, but certainly they're all viewing NASA as anchor tenant that can help them get to where they want to go more cheaply and more regularly," Pomerantz told Discovery News. The prizes are intended to seed an industry that could be worth between $1 billion and $1.5 billion during the next decade, according to a July 2009 report by Bethesda, Md.-based Futron Corp. The firm identified six markets for commercial lunar services in the next decade including: sale of hardware to governments; services for government customers; products for commercial industries; entertainment; sponsorships; and technology sales and licensing. "If one or more teams are able to win this prize competition, they will be able to serve markets potentially far larger than the prize purse," said Futron analyst Jeff Foust.
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