The more I learn about Musk, the less I respect him. Seems without big government, he might be flipping burgers.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/elon-musks-rocket-company-gets-subsidies-from-u.s.-and-france/article/2547874
It is true that he gets subsidies. He tailors his business model to get them. But he also has his own plan, and is implementing it along the way.
You’re giving too much credit to government for Spacex’s success. SpaceX is a private enterprise, not a public one.
Same goes for Dmitry Rogozin and Vlad Putin, in fact, it really only applies to them, since they’re robbing their countrymen (and Ukraine) at gunpoint.