Space has a very low priority as a goal of the government. The only reason it has a place at all is because a lot of constituents derive a living from it. The current massive costs of the space program is largely due to the requirement of employing as many people as possible in as many congressional districts as possible.
True, if enough voters gave their representatives the idea that they would not get reelected if they didn't support space, you might get somewhere, but how likely is it that a majority of voters in a district are going to care about this? Unless it's in Houston?
Face it, the only way mankind is going to get into space in a big way is if someone figures out a way to make a profit on it. And I'm not condemning that motive either.
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