carnaticfanatic

I guess we could conclude from this set of arguments that a mission spearheaded by public space organizations and supported by the scalable infrastructure private space corporations provide is going to be the mainstay of any future missions; mars or otherwise.

SpaceX's scope is first and foremost to continue as a profit maximizing entity. NASA exists to improve collective scientific knowledge and research. Say what you will about Elon Musk, but SpaceX is, and therefore, acts like a business.