At present, there’s nothing valuable enough there to justify the enormous cost of a permanent settlement on another generally uninhabitable planet. It would either need to be for scientific purposes or intended as a long-term stepping stone to more distant destinations, either of which would operate at great financial loss and risk.
Unless we discover unobtanium in space it’s a hard sell to leave the planet we’re evolved to survive on and live somewhere there’s no indigenous edible food, accessible water, or breathable atmosphere.
At present, there’s nothing valuable enough there to justify the enormous cost of a permanent settlement on another generally uninhabitable planet. It would either need to be for scientific purposes or intended as a long-term stepping stone to more distant destinations, either of which would operate at great financial loss and risk.
Unless we discover unobtanium in space it’s a hard sell to leave the planet we’re evolved to survive on and live somewhere there’s no indigenous edible food, accessible water, or breathable atmosphere.