Until recently, no private company wanted to go to the Moon.
And it is particularly ironic to select that since the government’s attempt to return is the most expensive, slowest, least tested launch system possible, and still needs help to get to the Moon.
Sure, some companies participated in the process. But it was a government that did it.
It's been more than 50 years and private companies haven't been able to match it.
The greatest technical achievement of mankind was done by a government. Private industry could, at best, help.
Sorry all the other things you name are great. But the winner is government.