So, what’s the profit angle on this? My understanding is that private money paid for the ‘mission’ - how does that investment result in a return?
I've got tens of thousands invested in a proof of concept deployment (not space releated). I expect that after that is successful, I'll get a significant ROI. I am seeing enough return to help pay the bills on it now.
Same kind of thing with Space-X. Musk knows that he'll have to bankroll Falcon Heavy himself because no-one wants to be the first customer on an untested launch platform.
Wanna make money, gotta risk money. But watch it very carefully, and make good decisions.
/johnny