Yes, it is cool. It's not like they're singling out an existing commercial entity and just showering tax dollars on them. They're getting the tech to the point

Yes, it is cool. It's not like they're singling out an existing commercial entity and just showering tax dollars on them. They're getting the tech to the point where private companies can run with it. You could chalk up a lot of what NASA had done over the past 50 years as "public funding for commercial interests". Are you against NASA too?