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To: C19fan
To bodly go...

TO go maybe but to get there? like never.

39ly = 2.29E+14 miles. The fastest space craft we have is the pioneer which is going 82020 miles per hour. That works out to 2.79E+9 hours. Divide by 8760 hours in a year and you get 318,624 years for a one way trip.

15 posted on 02/22/2017 11:36:10 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: from occupied ga
and you get 318,624 years for a one way trip.

Will they have in-flight meals and movies ?

32 posted on 02/22/2017 11:52:14 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: from occupied ga
Probably not even in a stasis chamber, right?

It's sad, lonely, and wonderful having no close neighbours.


39 posted on 02/22/2017 11:56:45 AM PST by beaversmom
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To: from occupied ga

How much for first class? I’d also like to order the kosher meal.


42 posted on 02/22/2017 11:59:26 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: from occupied ga
On top of that:

Space is a harsh environment for humans—we didn't evolve to live there. Systems throughout our body have specifically evolved to function under the stresses of gravity.

Because our muscles are constantly working against gravity on Earth, those muscles have a lot less work to do in space. In other words, they'll start to atrophy. That includes our heart (which shrinks a little), the muscles in our neck that hold up our heads, and our calves.

Since our bones don't experience the same loads they do on the ground, they feel no need to maintain themselves. Bone tissue is still absorbed, but it doesn't rebuild itself like it would on Earth. This absorbed bone can cause kidney stones, and the places where the bone has weakened can easily fracture.

So even if we survived that trip what good would it do. We couldn't even leave the spacecraft. 8>)

55 posted on 02/22/2017 12:34:34 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: from occupied ga
39ly = 2.29E+14 miles. The fastest space craft we have is the pioneer which is going 82020 miles per hour. That works out to 2.79E+9 hours. Divide by 8760 hours in a year and you get 318,624 years for a one way trip.

We have faster ones...

62 posted on 02/22/2017 12:52:24 PM PST by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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