> It's most likely that space exploration will always be a public-private mixture given the political and military interests in play That of course depends on

> It's most likely that space exploration will always be a public-private mixture given the political and military interests in play That of course depends on whether you expect political/military interests to be always represented by public institutes, not just today but also a couple of decades into the future. Not saying that will necessarily change, but I've read enough cyberpunk to at least consider the real possibility :)