On May 22, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle delivered the Dragon C2 spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft carried some simple cargo to the International Space Station, and then splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on May 31. That simple mission, though, proved the viability of privatized space flight, with enormous potential implications. We talk to Jay Apt, professor at CMU’s Tepper School of Business and Engineering and Public Policy, and former NASA astronaut who went on four shuttle missions, about what this means for space flight.