Sinnin's first job was carpenter. He sure loved to nail'em.

Either way is good as long as it gets us where we want to go. Fact is, that the entry of those private contractors into the space race and the competition between them has resulted in more progress than NASA alone probably would have achieved.
Would you join a Mars expedition if you had the chance?
Funny question. I don't consider the things I believe in weird... unless of course you mean something like
I believe there are people who believe the crap a certain Q churns out, and that is pretty weird.
How do you respond to people who approach you with the intention of converting you to their religion?