Just look at who owns Boston Dynamics and it makes sense.

And if you have a lot of time on your side and with the right technological advancements for space travel you could place large rocks in fast moving large orbits that you call upon when needed. It would be an absolutely devastating amount of kinetic energy.

In space, rocks put rifles and handguns to shame.

Because the money still comes from investors even if it’s not publicly traded.

Everyone is brainwashed except for one or two crew members who have to get control of the ship back.