here is no reason, as Eliza has already said, that he should not make money and help the underprivileged.

And your evidence that he will help the underpriviledged is.......what exactly?

where we would be if not for penicillin, electricity and wireless communications.

Not the same thing at all as launching self-promoting space junk to make ungodly sums of money.

the technology for space exploration is a gateway for all sorts of other things.

Yup. Like putting space garbage in orbit.

A load of laughs ain't that crazy - it is advertising. Even it it had failed it was good publicity for the car and the rocket.

Exactly.