"Governments made basically no progress in outer space" Is a completely ridiculous thing to say. Governments explored every planet in the solar system and disc

"Governments made basically no progress in outer space" Is a completely ridiculous thing to say. Governments explored every planet in the solar system and discovered thousands more in the galaxy, sent humans to the moon, and have kept humans in orbit continuously for 30 years. The US governement is about to send the first helicopter to Mars. Some of their contractors have been doing a good job of innovating lately too, great!