> Earth is boring, Mars is exciting. Why solve the immediately available, mundane and sometimes hard issues we have on earth Why must they be mutually exclusiv

> Earth is boring, Mars is exciting. Why solve the immediately available, mundane and sometimes hard issues we have on earth Why must they be mutually exclusive? The space race that started seven decades ago brought immense benefits to humanity as a whole. Any progress made in the pursuit of colonizing Mars would undoubtedly have positive repercussions for us Earthlings.