The title has a question mark in it, but the article makes it pretty clear that there’s no question about it. It sounds like the science is pretty well established, and we’re just nerving ourselves up to take the next step.
And once medical cryogenics is in common use on Earth, there’s little stopping us from using it for space travel. A trip to Mars is long and fraught with danger — why not store most of the crew in cold-sleep? Or use cold-sleep if someone gets untreatably sick, to preserve the person until he gets back to Earth? And then, of course, there’s the possibility of hugely long interstellar voyages, as predicted by hundreds of hard science fiction stories. I don’t know who might volunteer for such a voyage in reality, or why the human race might mount one, but if it’s possible, someone will do it at some point.
The only problem is, the medicine has a side-effect, you might catch a cold.
Q: Which is faster, hot or cold?
A: Hot, because you can catch cold easily.
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That’s an intemperate joke…
I didn’t expect it to meet such a chilly reception.
Sorry, guess I was feeling cold-hearted.
I’m sorry too, I guess I got a little hot under the collar.
Glad to hear you’re chilling out.
Yes, it warms my heart.
Just was reading the latest news… about the settlement freeze.
Let’s keep politics out of this thread. It gives me the chills.
I agree, wouldn’t want to get caught up in a heated debate…
Yes, I get cold feet even thinking about it.