We’re searching Mars for signs of water, life (or past life), and other things that would signal to be more habitable. The Moon would be similar to the space s

We’re searching Mars for signs of water, life (or past life), and other things that would signal to be more habitable. The Moon would be similar to the space station, needing to be continuously supplied from Earth. The goal for colonization should be that it could become self-sustaining at some point. The US also went to the Moon before Mars.