Inside Chrysalis: This 36-mile generational starship could keep 1,000 humans alive for 250 years beyond the Solar System |
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 this spacecraft is that it could be a massive generational vessel capable of sustaining human life safely for many centuries….