Government can be a great force of good, whether it's protecting your personal rights, whether it's innovation. Look good for SpaceX. I hope they succeed. But let's be clear, SpaceX stands on the shoulders of NASA giants and that's our taxpayer dollars that did that. There are great things, but I've always been a firm believer we can do the research, send it into the private sector, let them improve, you know, monetize it and help people as long as there's guardrails. (42:14–42:21)
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