re: Ok, point taken, but...
Government does things that are inherently unprofitable, but still have alot of benefit to people. So even though government could introduce a system of incentives to lower costs internally, it would likely still be unprofitable, still have to be government-run.
Communications satellites are an exception to be set aside. Most other space ventures have no expectation of *any* revenue. They expect zero revenue in fact. Nobody can lower expenses below zero. Even if they could, if wages are drawn from revenue, if wouldn't pay to work for them, however excellent your performance is.