Nothing is impossible. It only takes longer time. If there is will and resources, the technology will come, and people are willing to leave Earth even if they know it will be a one way ticket. For normal people, Mars sounds insane. But pioneers, special soldiers, scientists, engineers, and elite performers do not think from the same frame as normal people. They think from mission, drive, discipline, and what must be solved next. I have read multiple stories about people who are actually training, studying, and hoping to be the first pick for the future crew. There are kids growing up today dreaming of being among the first Mars explorers. Some are already studying, training, building rovers, joining Mars analog missions, and shaping their lives around that dream. Investors also see future potential before normal people see it. If you read Columbus history, exploration did not move forward only because one man had an idea. It also needed people in power and finance who had the drive, hope, and willingness to back something uncertain. Musk does not hesitate the risk for what he believes is the future. There will always be people willing to go if they believe the mission is worth it. So the idea that nobody would go is wrong. Humans have always had explorers who accepted risk before the rest of society understood why, if ever. Progress happens because some people do not stop at impossible or difficult. They see the mountain and start climbing.
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