Don't push it.
That action stands out among all his others like a diamond in a coal bucket. The man radiates leftism with everything he says and does. His entire campaign is going to be about bringing down the rich and redistributing the wealth.
I'm sorry, but anyone who points to Barack Obama and goes "centrist" isn't paying attention.
I suspect the main reason he's farming out the U.S. space effort to the private sector is because he has exactly zero interest in the space program.