And that would take at least a century, it’s not just transport costs it’s about what would there be to do. I think betting on Mars being anything more than a

And that would take at least a century, it’s not just transport costs it’s about what would there be to do. I think betting on Mars being anything more than a scientific outpost and possibly an automated mining station down the line at least for the next 100-150 years is highly unlikely. There is huge difference between us being able to put people on Mars with a 6-9 months journey and it becoming a new Australia or the American west. It’s also not just the cost of transport these will be marginal compared to the cost of literal life support there. Australia has and atmosphere and a biome hospitable to life (well hospitable by Australian standards at least...). People could sleep on the street if push comes to shove, they can claim their own land in the outback and build an emu farm or w/e.... you can’t do that on Mars without considerable resources. Sticking people on boats works on earth it’s not the same when it comes to Mars.