From your perspective, the commercial approach, such as used by companies as SpaceX and Orbital, and now Boeing is in that competition as well, versus the government approach to launch vehicle development--describe for us the differences in your mind, particularly as it pertains to cost.
Nelson asks about differences between commercial and government launch vehicle development.
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