This computation, which is known as a time-weighted return, assumes something, however: a hypothetical investor who started five years ago and stayed put.
But during that time, the cost of computation has dropped so much that if you strip out those costs, NASA's budget today is probably equivalent to what it was in 1969, in constant dollars.
The computer robot would then suggest the most logical output based on mathematical computation that yielded the best results within a given time period, taking into account potential statistical probabilities for failures and unpredicted consequences.