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November 12, 2000
   
Beal Aerospace Technologies has given up attempts to build a private commercial launch system, claiming that NASA plans to subsidize the development of human-rated boosters would compete directly with the private sector BA-2C booster. Beal had spent $100 million to develop the BA-2C.--Stephen V Cole