It would suck a lot more if we wasted money on a mars colony, that will take hundreds of years to become self sufficient, if it is possible at all (I am still w

It would suck a lot more if we wasted money on a mars colony, that will take hundreds of years to become self sufficient, if it is possible at all (I am still waiting for a solution to human bodies deteriorating in low gravity that is actually workable at scale), instead of using these resources to further develop things that have already had successful experimental runs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63221577 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63221577 Added bonus: Investing resources into this saves Earth and everyone on it.