/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11544348
Good luck finding a Earth-like planet with gravity that won't kill you or fuck up your metabolism, liquid water, atmosphere you can actually breath in, resources you can actually reach without having to dig forever.
And considering recent event, you'll wish to be able to compartmentalize everything in case you woke up a deadly alien virus that evolved on such a life-friendly planet.

So if you are going to live in sophisticated tin-box anyway, better build where you can chose if you want gravity and aren't at the bottom of a gravity well.
Even living on the Moon is better than living on Mars.

>>11544366
It wouldn't be safer because it would introduce new variable like the planet atmosphere eroding/damaging your shiny ship and getting more dirt in.
All you truly need is to have access and control over resources production. You can do that more easily from space.