Those $5 billion are not going to get us to the moon or Mars, thats probably just to build the bureaucracy for the eventual trip to Mars around 2030
"Those $5 billion are not going to get us to the moon or Mars, thats probably just to build the bureaucracy for the eventual trip to Mars around 2030 "
No, the technology will be worth 500 Billion $ long term !
The research in fuel and payload efficiency will also be used for the military saving billions.
Add to this the other new technology that can be applied to normal day t day use the ROI is very good.
ETC !