the original title of the book was failure to launch: the dreams and illusions . they said that s too depressing. no they will not advance the space frontier because the frontier of space is expensive. it s dangerous. that s not right for a capital market to value. the history of human exploration is one where government takes the first step. they pay for the first patents. they draw the maps. government paid for columbus voyage and louis and clark. that s who figures out what s going on and then private enterprise comes. not according to newt gingrich. he got it wrong. private sector is a participant