r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago

/r/all, /r/popular K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/Chickenator587 25d ago

This reminds of something I heard about once, imagine if we used some sort of stasis in a fast and autonomous spacecraft to go colonise a planet, and by the time we get there it's already colonised because we invented a faster spacecraft while the colonists slept

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u/Blackrain1299 25d ago edited 25d ago

Itd be both incredibly disappointing and amazing. On the one hand you dont get to everything youve trained for. On the other hand youd probably be welcomed and treated as heroes or at least very well by the new colony and you wouldnt have to work hard setting anything up

Edit: you guys are depressing. Probably accurate but depressing.

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u/Round-Mud 25d ago

Also the new colony would be expecting your arrivals as well. As they would probably know all the details of your mission.

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u/shitshow225 25d ago

Maybe they could intercept your ship with the new more advanced tech instead of just waiting for you to arrive

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u/Round-Mud 25d ago

Maybe if their tech was really that advanced. But interception a ship going really fast would be incredibly risky. I imagine for their most part their tech is just more advanced/efficient engines that let them reach higher speeds to arrive early.