[dp0622]

If they aren’t brought out of hibernation right, that could be bad.

[dhs12345]

Learned the other day that water makes a good insulator from neutron radiation. I presume that the same will happen with ice?

Hey, if you are going to freezie pop the astronauts why not flood the tank with water and free the whole thing?

[Gman]

“Scientists have successfully induced hibernation in the current Democrat Presidential candidates.”

[Candor7]

Hibernating astronauts would need smaller spacecraft>>>>>

Not if they eat a lot of government bacon and beans before they go.

[Boogieman]

Robot astronauts would need an even smaller spacecraft :P

[tellw]

[Karl Spooner]

Sh@t, it's what's for dinner!

Human waste used to make ‘Marmite-like’ food for astronauts

'Microbial goo' could feed people on lengthy space missions to Mars and beyond"

[Revel]

There was and article a few day ago that pointed to major circulation problems after being in no gravity conditions for and extended period of time. If seems that blood clots can form as well.

[jeffc]

If I wake up early can I bring a hot girl out of hibernation so we can live together while everyone else sleeps?

I never saw that in a movie...

[crz]

Send in the robots. Other than going to Mars, deep space is now impossible unless they can figure out how to fold space and travel through the worm holes.

As far as Mars goes, there is a guy who has solved the problem of going there in half the time NASA has figured. He wants to tether two space craft together and set them spinning to simulate gravity. The longer the tether the more the gravity? I dont know..faster spin for sure, but a faster spin would be more dangerous?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

As long as someone doesn't wake up and eat all the food.

[mrsmith]

But you have the limits of room for picanick baskets, and having to launch in Winter...

[FatherofFive]

Other than, “Because we can” there is no reason to send people to Mars. Maybe after a few centuries after we terraform the place.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[familyop]

Free vacations to Venus for the worthy folks! Or Mars, even.

The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth
Free Ebook
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51233

[NormsRevenge]

extra body fat or bust!

you gonna need a few sets of garments or will the outfits be one size fits all?

[mrsmith]

I don’t think ‘medically induced coma’ tech is ready for year-long use.
But, yes, it’s a good idea.

[polymuser]

Since weight is such a big factor, why not dwarves for astronauts?

[tet68]

those due to undergo major surgeries for more than two decades.”

Must have been at the VA, although that does seem excessive.

[SuperLuminal]

There's the good possibility that Stargates, wormholes, sub-space communications, teleportation, FTL drives, artificial gravity, and holographic crew members are coming eventually...

Forget those "pods"... We just have to survive Apophis twice, Islam, communism, and then be patient for a couple more centuries...