Pure exploration is only profitable if something is found or discovered which has monetary potential. Sometimes it is come across in odd ways, or over long periods of time. read more
On the other hand, Orbital represents demonstrated experience compared to a crop of recent startups led by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), started in 2002 by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, which is also building a cargo delivery system with a NASA contract. read more