“NASA is no more risk-taking than my granny was”
Let’s start there.
That’s a bit personal but frankly I would dare to suggest that she took far more risks, dollar-for-dollar than NASA. And she didn’t monopolistically get in the way of as many other peoples’ progress like NASA does, either. But my granny example was obviously hyperbole, in case you couldn’t tell. Presumably you can come up with something better to justify your assertion?