It’s good Bill Anders wasn’t in charge in Bill Anders’ day or no one would know who Bill Anders is.
Forget about Mars. Just look at the moon. The Apollo program was terminated and nobody has been back there in decades because THAT was not a worthwhile pursuit, either.
He was CEO of General Dynamics Corp when I worked at the Convair Division. Many of us did not think highly of him or his style. But, I have to agree with him on this one.
Bill Anders was the LM pilot on the Apollo mission that didn’t actually have a lunar lander. Tourist. (Sarcasm)