Comment Re:Yes, for any mission (Score 2) 307
Huh? Are you on crack? Who in their right mind is going to invest in those things?
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to spend a week on the moon or mars if I could afford it, but I just don't see this happening.
As for a reason, you gave none, not answering the GP at all. And no, self-preservation really is a pitiful reason as no such colony could exist without earth's support. For such a colony to be independent would take decades if not centuries of constantly pumping big money without any kind of return.
We can't even fix our climate, so imagine terraforming Mars !!!