The term "free market" originally meant "competitive market", not "unregulated market".
An unregulated market does not remain a competitive market for long. Companies merge, then use their power to control other participants in the market. An unregulated market also suffers from fraud.
We still don't have a long-term good situation with a competitive market. An unusual event happened, breaking ULA's monopoly. We're currently depending on Elon Musk's odd personality and/or the fact that he has not yet gained a monopoly.
The term "free market" originally meant "competitive market", not "unregulated market".
An unregulated market does not remain a competitive market for long. Companies merge, then use their power to control other participants in the market. An unregulated market also suffers from fraud.
We still don't have a long-term good situation with a competitive market. An unusual event happened, breaking ULA's monopoly. We're currently depending on Elon Musk's odd personality and/or the fact that he has not yet gained a monopoly.