Scientists with the European Space Agency say that spaceflight hibernation could be testable in the next ten years.
would take roughly six months one way for astronauts to travel to the Red Planet. When you start looking at planets and even other star systems beyond that point, you start talking about years spent traveling through space. To conquer this time issue, science fiction movies have come up with the idea of spaceflight hibernation. The next 10 years could make that sci-fi trope a reality.
The European Space Agency says that induced torpor – the act of putting someone into hibernation – could be testable in humans within the next ten years.
Ngo-Anh says that a lot still needs to be fine-tuned before spaceflight hibernation is tested on humans. However, she says that ten years isn’t an unrealistic timeline. As such, we could see more priority toward testing this subject and proving whether it’s reliable for humans. The paper says researchers have already seen some success with induced torpor in non-hibernating animals.
It’s an intriguing idea, being able to put humans into spaceflight hibernation during long missions. And, if it can solve some of the issues surrounding deep space exploration, manned missions to Mars could be more realistic than ever. Of course, there are still benefits to cutting down those travel times with
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