Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoHow close are we to human hibernation? Takes roughly 3 years to get to mars and thought more planets would need us to stay in a state of hibernation kind of like a pod or something?message-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow close are we to human hibernation? Takes roughly 3 years to get to mars and thought more planets would need us to stay in a state of hibernation kind of like a pod or something?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoHumans who are active in space already have to spend a lot of work keeping up muscle and bone mass. Animals in hibernation under normal gravity also lose bone and muscle mass. Imagine doubling that up, just to save a few sandwiches.
Humans who are active in space already have to spend a lot of work keeping up muscle and bone mass. Animals in hibernation under normal gravity also lose bone and muscle mass.
Imagine doubling that up, just to save a few sandwiches.