A scientific outpost on Mars is actually feasible, but such an outpost would be funded by grants from the government or private foundations.
It's a self-sufficient colony that's not possible right now or anytime soon. You'd have to spend so much to create an air-tight and heated environment that could generate air, water, and food. How are you going to pay for, especially when anything you can't make yourself has to be rocketed in from Earth? Is there anything on Mars that you could sell back to Earth?
It's a self-sufficient colony that's not possible right now or anytime soon. You'd have to spend so much to create an air-tight and heated environment that could generate air, water, and food. How are you going to pay for, especially when anything you can't make yourself has to be rocketed in from Earth? Is there anything on Mars that you could sell back to Earth?