3 ms·Hardware was also funded by tax payers.by duhast 11y agoHardware was also funded by tax payers.adrianN 11y agoNo, hardware is produced by big companies like Lockheed Martin. They adapt their proprietary solutions for NASA.Frompo 11y agoMost of which was originally developed to fulfil some government tender; space flight is not exactly the paragon of commercial innovation.