SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 14, 2025Live Science

Would you board a spacecraft that takes 400 years to reach Alpha Centauri?

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A hypothetical spacecraft called Chrysalis, designed to transport 2,400 people on a 400-year journey to Proxima Centauri b, recently won first place in the Project Hyperion Design Competition. The ambitious concept envisions a multigenerational vessel traveling 25 trillion miles to reach the nearest star system, though remains purely theoretical at this stage.

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