What’s not to like? Unless you’re a cost-plust contractor, of course. Or a Senator more interested in “jobs” than progress or parsimony with the taxpayers’ money.
One application not mentioned — interorbital LEO tugs. And safe haven co-orbiting facilities that would eliminate much of the need for an ISS lifeboat (though not ambulance).
COST-Like? Certainly that, but I think that’s not what you meant.
My initial deciphering of that was “commercial off-the-shelf.” :-O
(Well, it would make things cheaper, but possibly more explodey…)
Btw, the Augustine Report summary was posted a few minutes ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/hsf/related_documents/summary_report.html