Just look at the cost of Government getting people and cargo into space versus Elon Musk’s SpaceX (which is doing double duty in helping Musk’s satellite communications company, StarLink, take over that industry sector as well). Sure, in the early years, only Government (Russia, the US) had the resources to do the trailblazing at fast speeds. However, once that first “Space Race” (which was driven for military reasons – the “high ground” always wins in war), things languished until Musk came along.
Could Government have lowered the price of pushing 2.2 Lbs of cargo into space this fast at the rate of innovation and risk (“Fail faster”) that Musk has been driving?
(H/T: The Visual Capitalist)
