@fleeky Literally we can't settle space - as a technical matter - until we develop technology that is substantially more advanced than what would be needed to permanently and definitively resolve the climate emergency.
We are *so far* from being able to settle space. It's possible that we could send a few people to Mars or establish a small Moon base, both scientifically useless and horribly dangerous, at a cost that would exceed the cost of resolving the climate emergency.