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A 20 year mission to Pluto would be unsuccessful without cryogenic or otherwise science-magical-sleep system. I cannot imagine a single set of humans who could
by Loughla 5y ago
A 20 year mission to Pluto would be unsuccessful without cryogenic or otherwise science-magical-sleep system. I cannot imagine a single set of humans who could spend 20 years together, without any way to leave the small space of a ship, and not absolutely lose their minds.
That long of a trip means we just end up sending absolute lunatics and/or small pieces of chopped up lunatics after the inevitable murders.
- tsimionescu 5y agoNot to mention, it's extremely doubtful that a human body could survive anywhere close to 20 years in space.
- rbanffy 5y agoThe ship would need to be very large - artificial gravity and adequate shielding for radiation and impacts would need to be provided, as well as an insane amount of redundancy and survivable abort routes. Attempting to do it with technologies we have, even with infinite funding, would be next to impossible without incurring in unacceptable risks.