Then perhaps we should have a manned mission where the crew is aware and willing to start the Mars colonization effort from the very first mission. In other words, spend most of not all of their lives on Mars - or perhaps at least until they can determine whether any native organisms are present or not.
And it would probably cost a lot less, not to mention make it easier for establishing a scientific colony, to send a mission that is not intended to come back, at least not right away.
As for those precious Mars rocks, they could be returned via unmanned carriers. I know, someone will ask why bother sending humans at all, but let's face it, humans are so much cheaper to manufacture and develop than current robots with AI.
I am sure there are plenty of qualified people who would go in a second to Mars even if it meant they might never see Earth again. Heck, I am sure there are plenty of people who would go *because* they would never set foot on the pale blue dot again.
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Then start colonization with the very first manned mission
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