hibernation
NASA 2024 NIAC Program Selects Deep-Space Hibernation Technology for Development
In the next fifteen years, NASA, China, and SpaceX will make the next great leap in space exploration by sending…
Could Astronauts Hibernate on Long Space Voyages?
The ESA is investigating hibernation technology that could allow astronauts to remain healthy during long-duration missions to Mars and beyond
If Astronauts Hibernated on Long Journeys, They’d Need Smaller Spacecraft
There's a disturbing lack of hibernation in our space-faring plans. In movies and books, astronauts pop in and out of…
Pros and Cons of Various Methods of Interstellar Travel
A new study by a UK scientists takes a look at the different means of interstellar travel, and considers the…
Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight
We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then…
Wake Up, Pluto Spacecraft! New Horizons Emerges From Nap Next Month
It's not quite the cryogenic sleep featured in Interstellar, but all the same, NASA's New Horizons probe has spent most…
NASA Investigating Deep-Space Hibernation Technology
Manned missions to deep space present numerous challenges. In addition to the sheer amount of food, water and air necessary…
New Horizons Wakes Up for the Summer
While many kids in the U.S. are starting their school summer vacations, New Horizons is about to get back to work! Speeding…