If a hobbyist group built a skyscraper in two months on a shoestring budget and it collapsed after a year, it would be a success.
If a national government funded a skyscraper, spent two months on it, and it collapsed after a year, they'd be a laughing stock.
For a volunteer/hobbyist/amateur/donation group, this is enormously progressive and successful; for a national space agency, it wouldn't be.
If a hobbyist group built a skyscraper in two months on a shoestring budget and it collapsed after a year, it would be a success.
If a national government funded a skyscraper, spent two months on it, and it collapsed after a year, they'd be a laughing stock.
For a volunteer/hobbyist/amateur/donation group, this is enormously progressive and successful; for a national space agency, it wouldn't be.