I remember it well, followed some of the technology.
I wonder where all that money went.
Some of it went into exploring technologies that didn't pan out. Basic science is like that ... something they don't teach you in "science class".
Some of it went into the Aegis air/space defense system currently deployed with the US Navy. Some of it went into the Mid-course defense system currently deployed at Fort Greely, Alaska. Some of it went into the Patriot missile system, currently fielded by the US Army.
The various tentacles of the democRAT Party don't want you to know that.