No Way Back: Meet Chrysalis, the 36-Mile Starship Designed to Carry 1,000 Humans Away From Earth—Forever

No Way Back: Meet Chrysalis, the 36-Mile Starship Designed to Carry 1,000 Humans Away From Earth—Forever

A spacecraft the size of a small city could one day ferry generations of humans across the void to Alpha Centauri, our nearest star system, according to a detailed concept design released this summer. Known as Chrysalis, the vessel would stretch 58 kilometers end-to-end and sustain up to 1,000 people on a one-way, multi-century journey — not in cryogenic sleep or hibernation, but as successive generations born and raised in space. The concept, d…

400 years in space: Project Chrysalis, the 58 km "city ship" that will take humans to Alpha Centauri

Chrysalis is a project that defies human imagination: a 58 km space habitat, designed for entire generations, with the goal of reaching the nearest star system.Artistic recreation of the Chrysalis project, the generation ship designed to travel 400 years toward Alpha Centauri. Image: Chrysalis - project hyperion.For centuries, looking at the sky has been a mix of fascination and warning. As our planet grapples with pollution and extreme climates…