US space program was mostly privately developed, in any case. Saying "look as SpaceX" isn't much of a "government failed" as much as "Boeing failed miserably a

US space program was mostly privately developed, in any case. Saying "look as SpaceX" isn't much of a "government failed" as much as "Boeing failed miserably and lobbied hard to cover their failures". That said - the government can be a facilitator without being the operator, and it shouldn't be the operator in this case.