Chrysalis

Source: Discover Magazine The proposed interstellar spacecraft, called Chrysalis, can carry 1,000 people on a one-way trip into deep interstellar space. It was proposed as part of the Project Hyperion Design Competition.The idea behind…

For decades, most spacecraft carrying humans have been little more than compact capsules or orbital laboratories. Crews rarely exceed a handful of astronauts, and missions typically last months rather than years. Those limits reveal…