Project Hail Mary made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

The fate of astronauts in Andy Weir’s book-turned-movie shows how risky that trip might be

An illustration of astronauts waking up from crytofreeze

An astronaut emerges from human hibernation (center) while crewmates watch over those still in torpor.

Glenn Harvey

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