Sounds like it is time to let the X-Prize guys - the private sector - have a go at it. Of course that will also require the FedGov and the UN to get their bureaucratic @$$es out of the way.
Quite right. Look at the history of scientific achievement, bureaucrats never discover anything other than hidden rich man’s wealth that they can tax, ie, your basic lawyers/parasites. Yes, I know how AG works, have known for years; but problem : what if you gave EVERYONE in the world their own magic flying carpet(actually a car retrofit)? If you think the mexican FLOOD is bad, multiply that by 500 as the entire third world lands on YOUR lawn....