It's 2017. The space race has been over for decades.
It would help if we were all a little less pedantic about things that don't really affect the bulk of the article.
We need it for capitalism!
If we letting people own property, we need more of it so everyone can have some
This will ensure that the technologies will be democratized, and people can go claim land elsewhere to begin building their destiny."
This is perhaps a critique of potential lack of opportunity and growth here on Earth.
The solution proposed is to abandon the idea of property, not merely make it common to all, but rather to abolish it as a right.
Humanity has made plenty of strides in democratizing technology that improve the length, quality, and self-sufficiency of many peoples lives (internet, medicine, clothing, water purificiation, food production etc)
Many people have been "lifted out of poverty" by technology, yet this has led to renewed and different types of conflict.
Many more remain in dire straits.
I'm not sure that moving to Mars would solve 4 billion people's problems, but I guess it's an idea!