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I remember having read somewhere that a Phobos mission would be far cheaper than a Mars mission. It makes sense: the costly parts of any mission (apart from the fact of keeping living beings alive) involve lifting from gravity wells. Earth is a tough problem, but we may skip the Mars problem altogether by using Phobos (or Deimos, but Phobos looks more interesting) as intermediate station. Imagine a space station where living quarters would have no radiation problems, no risk of oxygen leaks... It's doable just by drilling there. And if Phobos is a captured asteroid (as it seems) it may have valuable sources of raw materials...

By the way: Hi, I'm new to this forum. Nice to meet you!

Bruckner