The X Prize was privately funded, partially by the Ansari family, not government-funded as you claim. https://www.xprize.org/about/people/the-ansari-family htt

The X Prize was privately funded, partially by the Ansari family, not government-funded as you claim. https://www.xprize.org/about/people/the-ansari-family https://www.xprize.org/about/people/the-ansari-family