> We're hundreds of years away from the logistics of transporting thousands of humans to Mars being a practical consideration.
With decades of experience with the ISS and Starship's first orbital flight on the docket, why would this be hundreds of years away? Consider the technical progress we've made in launch vehicles in the last 15 years alone. Are there really any technical problems on the path to a mars cycler that could give us centuries worth of trouble? Or are you simply suggesting that the demand won't be there?
With decades of experience with the ISS and Starship's first orbital flight on the docket, why would this be hundreds of years away? Consider the technical progress we've made in launch vehicles in the last 15 years alone. Are there really any technical problems on the path to a mars cycler that could give us centuries worth of trouble? Or are you simply suggesting that the demand won't be there?