A study done for NASA foresees astronauts being unconscious for Mars travel . Comment: It is usually used to save trauma patients by inducing torpor , a type of hibernation . The study says it would be better for the astronauts and deeply cut costs .
A study done for NASA foresees astronauts being unconscious for Mars travel . It would use a medical method called therapeutic hypothermia . It is usually used to save trauma patients by inducing torpor , a type of hibernation . The study says it would be better for the astronauts and deeply cut costs .