• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Provided we engineer them well, this is good news for truly deep space operations. Cosmic radiation and interplanetary gasses could (and probably do) wreak havoc on various materials, but apparently technology from the 70s is capable of handling it very long term.

    Now if we could just get out of these squishy meat suits we’d be in business.

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      5 months ago

      Solid state tech using minerals and metals for interstellar travel.

      Squishy meatbag for living and reproducing on a goldilocked planetoid.

      We should just turn into comets for the purpose of travelling 🐌 slow but effective