> largely redistributing wealth from the commons to rich billionaires

Which means that you are saying that Musk is getting taxpayer money from SpaceX. This clearly isn't the case, he's sinking his own money into it too

Well, yes, they're a real company providing real services and getting paid in exchange.

Anyway, whether the contracts are private or government is off-topic (if it was, I'd point out that the government is getting a really good deal here, which is a very rare case in large-scale government spending). The point is, all that money isn't being funneled to line Musk's pockets, it's being reinvested straight into "let's go to Mars" R&D program.

The other company I reference have not made a commercially viable rocket that will get you into orbit.