jbsensol t1_iu1c7t1 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:38 PM Reply to How long do you predict it will take before a probe reaches a habitable exoplanetand actually sends back footage of alien life? by sky_shrimp A flyby mission perhaps in the next 50-100yrs. But slowing down and landing at the other end is massively more difficult. Carrying the fuel/energy required would be a massive challenge. I doubt we would have the tech for that for at least several hundred years. Permalink 3
jbsensol t1_iu1c7t1 wrote
Reply to How long do you predict it will take before a probe reaches a habitable exoplanetand actually sends back footage of alien life? by sky_shrimp
A flyby mission perhaps in the next 50-100yrs.
But slowing down and landing at the other end is massively more difficult. Carrying the fuel/energy required would be a massive challenge. I doubt we would have the tech for that for at least several hundred years.