Help save planetary exploration

[Phaze]

Here is my theory,
Once we get to Mars, we can start to colonize it.
Once we colonize Mars, we can move on to other parts of the universe.
Once we get to other parts of the universe, we can escape the pending self-destruction of the sun, and destruction of the Solar System.
If we do not move off of Earth in the next five billion years (yes it does sound like a long time now, but still, it will happen eventually), the human race will go extinct.
If we do not want to go extinct, we have to colonize other planets, that starts with Mars.

We've made great leaps and bounds within a few hundred years. Unless an Asteroid comes by, we're not in any danger of extinction, much less from the sun going out quite yet. Heck I think we'd have leisurely time in a couple thousand, assuming we don't WWIII our asses back to the dark ages.

However, I do think exploring planets ('specially Mars, maybe Europa [I know it's a moon, shh]) is a thing we should be doing even now. The Aerospace industry has indirectly led to great benefits to mankind with all sorts of neat creations made initially to deal with problems about space.