The shadow of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander on the Moon. Space exploration is at a weird point in its development. Some tasks, like launching small and medium-sized satellites to low earth orbit are now as routine as overnight shipping. At the same time, landing things on the Moon somehow seems to be harder than it was in the 1960s, as mission after mission doesn’t quite nail their landing. In this kind of a moment in time, you might expect lanches to be just another contracted activity, while significant research and development money is invested into the innovations necessary to...