The Moon is very near and it's still possible to have near real time communication with it. Going to the Moon helps learning about and solving many problems th

The Moon is very near and it's still possible to have near real time communication with it. Going to the Moon helps learning about and solving many problems that will help on Mars for much cheaper and without incurring months and months of space travel. Show me people living on the Moon permanently then we can discuss trying that on Mars. Otherwise it is indeed just for the show like the Moon landings.