"Super Earth": Ready To Go Colonize It?

In My Humble Opinion
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If it can support our lives, that is?

It’s what, 35 light years from us?

So unless we develop warp drive, it’s a moot point anyway, right?

I heard about this for the first time a few days ago, although according to what I read, it’s not a new discovery.

But I found it intriguing that this so-called “Super-Earth” is 3.0 times the mass of ours and maybe can support life just like ours.

Is Voyager headed that way and if not, could it be programmed to do so?

Just a bunch of my inane questions. Feel free to ignore. :slight_smile:

Q

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1.4 gravities. Whoof. Sounds miserable.

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On the other hand, it’d be a great place to visit and get in shape. Sure, I’d need to take some time to get used to weighing an additional 80 pounds, but plenty of folks in the military ruck at least that much I’m told, so it’s plenty doable.

You’d probably want to work out a bit on Earth first though, so you don’t wear out your joints.

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Something tells me the intervening 35+ years would get you back out of shape before you returned.

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With a heart issue, and arthritis issues it is definitely not for me. Now if they find one that has reduced gravity, I would go!

Frankly, I would love moving to the moon - 1/6th gravity would be heavenly. I could probably be able to move around with nothing more than a cane to handle the balance issues. Surviving the launch would be tricky though, I would probably have to be sedated and restrained to reduce pressure on my back and joints.

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You do know that sedation (your ability to feel) has no effect on the pressure during a launch (universal physics), right?

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Sedation to stop a possible panic attack that would boost my heart rate and blood pressure. I would hate to stroke out headed to the moon.

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This is for those of you headin’ out. Happy contrails to you! :wink:

Quasi

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Whoops! I meant “vapor trails”. Too late to edit, so could make the change in your heads?:wink:

Thanks

Q

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Ah, touche.