How to leave the Solar system.

AlexanderHowl · 02-25-2020, 09:18 AM

Generation ships are probably not socially feasible for a number of factors (limited resources, limited space, etc.). Nanostasis ships, with a small percentage of people cycling in and out of stasis, are probably more socially feasible, and they have the advantage that only a small percentage of people will be awake to suffer if anything goes wrong. The advantage of a nanostasis ship is also that the people can cycle in and out while they wait for terraforming as well. With the right design, the original passengers will only spend twenty years (their effective time) traveling and waiting for their new world.

Nanostasis ships with cycling populations also allow for plenty of adventures. For example, the automated processes wake you up as scheduled, but there is no one to greet you. When you and the other newly awakened are able to go exploring, you find that the previous cycle group is missing. What happened to them and will it happen to you too?

02-25-2020, 09:18 AM	#15
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: How to leave the Solar system. Generation ships are probably not socially feasible for a number of factors (limited resources, limited space, etc.). Nanostasis ships, with a small percentage of people cycling in and out of stasis, are probably more socially feasible, and they have the advantage that only a small percentage of people will be awake to suffer if anything goes wrong. The advantage of a nanostasis ship is also that the people can cycle in and out while they wait for terraforming as well. With the right design, the original passengers will only spend twenty years (their effective time) traveling and waiting for their new world. Nanostasis ships with cycling populations also allow for plenty of adventures. For example, the automated processes wake you up as scheduled, but there is no one to greet you. When you and the other newly awakened are able to go exploring, you find that the previous cycle group is missing. What happened to them and will it happen to you too?