In 1960, Columbia Pictures released a movie about NASA rocket scientist Wernher von Braun called I Aim at the Stars. Comedian Mort Sahl suggested a subtitle: But Sometimes I Hit London.

Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who played a ... Today, NASA operates with just 0.5% of the federal budget, roughly $25.4 billion. That’s not enough to get us to Mars.