Tiny little Britain, barely as big as California alone, was able to build an empire on which "the sun never set" because it had superiority on the world's oceans. No matter how small the nation, the one that has technological superiority in space, will exercise the same dominance over every nation on this planet.
In my opinion, superiority in space should be a TOP PRIORITY for America.
NASA should be dragged back to their original mission of pathfinding and prospecting while increasing their responsibility and funding through defense programs.