SpaceX is government-funded. The government is their customer.
But same with the internet: The government funded the raw science, with military objectives in mind, and then it became commercially viable for private industry to make money from.
Arguably, you could then make the claim that the private industry ruined it for everyone. I hope this doesn't become true of space.
But same with the internet: The government funded the raw science, with military objectives in mind, and then it became commercially viable for private industry to make money from.
Arguably, you could then make the claim that the private industry ruined it for everyone. I hope this doesn't become true of space.