Go west, life is peaceful there

Now too many Americans only want the opportunity to live off the hard work of someone else.

Yes it was back then, now the US is no longer a beacon of democracy, it’s foreign policy has become a disaster and “going to war” the only solution, not to speak about domestic poverty, while tons of $ are spend in the war machine. Diplomacy, respect, freedom, open debates….no longer exist

Do you believe this is true for space exploration as well?

https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-tesla-government-money-npr

Many things may look private but they aren't.

Bitcoin funded space exploration.