Ambitious ‘Chrysalis‘ Project Aims for Interstellarโ Travel,400-Year Voyage
RIO DE JANEIRO,BRAZIL – Researchersโ are developing plansโ for “Chrysalis,” a self-sustaining spacecraft designed to โtransport โhumanity to a new planet over aโ 400-year journey,according to reports from Aventuras na Histรณria.โ The project, still โขlargely theoretical, โenvisions a โขvessel capable of supporting a population of up to 2,400 people, though an ideal crew size โof around โ1,500 is proposedโ to optimize โคresource โขmanagement.
theโค ambitiousโ undertaking necessitatesโ technologies currently beyond commercial availability, including nuclear fusion reactors for power generation and fully closed-loop life support โฃsystems for recycling water, air, and waste. โขRecognizing theโ multi-generational nature of the voyage – where initial crewโข members willโ live and die onboard – the design incorporates extensiveโข cultural and social spacesโ to maintain the mental health โof the population. Human crew will manage โcore systems, aidedโ byโค artificial intelligence for monitoring, failure prediction, โฃand strategic decision-making.
A notable external threat is cosmic radiation, which Chrysalis would โคcombat with reinforced armor and self-repairing materials, potentially utilizing emerging “smart polymers.” โฃ To prepare for the psychologicalโค challenges of prolonged isolation, โprospective initial settlers โคwould undergo up to 80 years of simulated conditions in an Antarctic facility.
Researchers believe some of the required technology could be โคviable โwithin โthe next two decades. if โขrealized, Chrysalis is projected to mark the begining of human interstellar travel. the project is being โคspearheaded by aโค team โคof researchers, with journalist and history โstudent at USP, Giovanna โGomes, reporting on the developments for Aventuras na โฃHistรณria.
