How Long Could a Starship to Barnard_s Star Survive_
Close your eyes and let your mind drift to the distant red dwarf Barnard's Star, a journey that would push human technology to its limits. A gentle exploration of what it would take to survive such a voyage. The closest interstellar mission ever designed, Project Daedalus, was an unmanned probe that would take 50 years to reach the star at 12% the speed of light. For a crewed ship, survival would require solving the impossible challenges of shielding against high-speed dust impacts, cosmic radiation, and the effects of long-term weightlessness. Let the quiet impossibility of this journey…
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