00:00Private Sector vs Government The fact that Isaac Mann won't become NASA
00:06chief diminishes the hope that such an engine will become commercially viable in the near
00:12future.
00:13Therefore, that raises the question, can a private company develop this?
00:18Theoretically, yes.
00:20SpaceX or Blue Origin could try it, but the enormous costs and regulations make it reasonable
00:26for NASA, ESA or governments to take over.
00:30Similar to how it was in the early days of space travel.
00:34But even if private companies push such projects forward, it will almost certainly always happen
00:40in close coordination with government agencies, especially the military.
00:46Because especially the US military doesn't want to miss out on this technology if a company
00:52manages to perfect it.
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