That is because its a purely politically statement. NASA's budget and mission is largely kabuki theater. Remember when Bush Jr [0] said we were going to have a

That is because its a purely politically statement. NASA's budget and mission is largely kabuki theater. Remember when Bush Jr [0] said we were going to have a moon base and land a human on mars during his reelection year? [0] https://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/index.h...