The report, authored by science writer Robert Zimmerman, is titled "Capitalism in Space," and it proposes a wholesale restructuring of government space programs that Zimmerman frankly admits might eliminate much of NASA. His thesis is that private enterprise and competition can do a better job of delivering low-cost, reliable access to space than government agencies. Wikimedia CommonsThat is not the way Washington has historically preferred to run either its civil or its military space programs. But there's no danger of SpaceX causing a problem there, because it can't actually lift heavy payloads into high orbits. Author Zimmerman treats Falcon Heavy like it's a real thing, but I'll bet this is the sixth consecutive year it doesn't launch.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2017 14:15 UTC