Quick question, why haven't we built a station or base on the moon?

Wouldn't it be better to build something on the moon so we can have a better chance of going to mars? The moon is closer to mars than the Earth right? I mean obviously theres a reason otherwise i feel like we would have done it by now.

Submitted March 01, 2018 at 06:17PM by NicoolioDroolio http://ift.tt/2HY8RgU