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I don’t think people realize that Government contracting doesn’t make you a Government entity. As far as anyone is concerned day-to-day, they’re just an importa

I don’t think people realize that Government contracting doesn’t make you a Government entity. As far as anyone is concerned day-to-day, they’re just an important client. This is a day to celebrate. This is a momentous achievement and I can’t wait to see private space scale to its potential — which is ginormous.

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> I can’t wait to see private space scale to its potential — which is ginormous. Misconceptions like this are precisely why I find it important to call out where the funds are coming from here... because the potential really isn't enormous. There's a lot of commercial interest in putting satellites in orbit, yes. But there's no commercial interest in private moon landers. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing; I'm happy to see NASA find ways make their scientific endeavors more efficient. But moonshots (heh) like this are never going to be motivated by economics. There's just nothing on the moon to sell.