16 Aug
2013
16 Aug
'13
4:46 p.m.
All NASA manned spacecraft were designed and built by private companies on government money. The government was paying contractors then, and they are still doing it now. Commercial contracts will grow as time goes on, eventually surpassing the revenue from government contracts. I'm actually surprised at the private venture advancements of the past ten years. They tend to stretch a dollar much further than governmental agencies. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I remain skeptical that any privately-funded venture can do much of significance in space, and if Space-X relies on government funding than it's just another agency reinventing the rocket. -- Joe