Putting a monkey in space may not have been the most exciting achievement, but the government was paying for it, so it happened. A smart government creates guaranteed demand not only for the solution itself, but for the steps along the way.
政府同样奖励中期进展，而不仅仅是最终的成功，这一点同样重要。将猴子送入太空或许算不上最激动人心的成就，但政府同样为此付款，于是就实现了这一目标。明智的政府不仅为最后成果，同样为实现成果的步骤创造确定性的需求。