That's a good point. Space travel was something whose principles were well-understood with plenty of worked examples. Quite unlike the Johnson investment we're talking about but let's continue. It was mainly hard to engineer on a budget due to all the variables and components involved. I was really excited but cautious about that company. I really wanted them to succeed.

So, lets test your theory by having a look at one of their regularly, successful launches that 14 years investment brought them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arIc1NlHvV0