Going to Moon has been a publicity stunt (to prove that the US can do it faster than the Soviets, ergo the democracy-capitalism system is better than totalitari

Going to Moon has been a publicity stunt (to prove that the US can do it faster than the Soviets, ergo the democracy-capitalism system is better than totalitarian communism), and so will be the travel to Mars. There are no tangible benfits to be drawn from either of them - it's all about propaganda.