Putting Astronauts Into Deep Sleep Could Be The Key To Getting To Mars

Source: www.themindunleashed.org | Original Post Date: October 16, 2014 –

NASA is considering the possibility of putting the participants of future manned missions to Mars in hibernation. It is proposed to introduce the crew into a deep sleep that will last 180 days. This will allow to significantly reduce the cost of the flight of 350 million miles (560 million kilometers).

The proposal was suggested by Dr. Mark Schaffer of SpaceWorks Enterprises, an aerospace engineering company based in Atlanta, who gave a speech at the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto, Canada.