Nasa does the r&d on tech that they hand off to private companies so they can make a profit....
Sure spacex can clutter up leo but i dont see them sending probes to the outer solar system, maintaining a deep space network, ~~working with the russians~~ on a space station, or any of the other numerous things governmental space agencies can and have accomplished.
It feels like you're ignoring the giants whose shoulders lil musky is standing on.
Nasa does the r&d on tech that they hand off to private companies so they can make a profit....
Sure spacex can clutter up leo but i dont see them sending probes to the outer solar system, maintaining a deep space network, ~~working with the russians~~ on a space station, or any of the other numerous things governmental space agencies can and have accomplished.
It feels like you're ignoring the giants whose shoulders lil musky is standing on.