[FPSPACE] Sleeping your way to the stars

[LARRY KLAES]

Could astronauts sleep their way to the stars?

Nature Science Update Aug. 3, 2004
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is
planning research into the
possibility of inducing a
hibernation-like state in humans. It
would help astronauts cope with the
psychological demands of
decades-long journeys and less space
and food would be needed on such
missions, so spacecraft would be
lighter and easier to launch. One
route of inquiry...

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