Feature This week's community question concerns space travel!

[CRES]

What are the requirements to be eligible for this "vaccine"? I'd like a dose for a year long nap.

I recall that Liu Cixin included the hibernation technology in his Three Body Problems series.

 

[Catastrophe]

ST "Ah yes guns, would they even work in space?"

I don't see why not. An explosion takes place in a confined space and propels the bullet in the only direction available to respond to the pressure.

Cat

 

[Meteoric Marmot]

what would you make sure to take with you?​

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A suspended-animation module.

 

[Worzel]

Ok, so, imagine for a second that you are about to set off on a journey. Not just any journey, though - you're heading to another planet! It turns out that this planet is about a year away. So, knowing that you'll be spending a total of two years going back and forth, the question is...what would you make sure to take with you? This could range from basic necessities to something more personal - it's totally up to you!

Let us know and your answer could be featured in our weekly community round-up!

I would need the equivalent of a faraday cage, connected to a frequency generator, to sleep in.

 

[murphybridget]

Assuming that the ship contains all of the necessary survival gear, I would bring a guitar. Even if you don't know how to play one, you will know when you get back!

That will help keep you sane in long space travels.