Space has always been a Grift. You cannot justify this old footage from Voyager. The Grift is old and deep.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C8EjY3V-ioc
“Space has always been a Grift.”
Most of what government does is a Grift.
I would rather see the money go towards developing space technology, than wasted on supporting worthless people on welfare.