We're not talking about dreaming, though, we're talking about expending actual resources and dumping actual contaminants into the actual atmosphere just to, as

We're not talking about dreaming, though, we're talking about expending actual resources and dumping actual contaminants into the actual atmosphere just to, as the sibling comment puts it, give rich people space rides. Scientific space missions are at least justifiable to some extent because we might learn something useful. This is just a method for money to change hands.