If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

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“If a dinosaur bone can last 200 million years then a metal box can easily survive the radiation environment we expect for 50,000 years,” Johnston said. Voyager, launched in 1977, is now about 26 billion km from Earth; Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system, is 41 trillion km away.

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Voyager, launched in 1977, is now about 26 billion km from Earth; Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system, is 41 trillion km away.
“If a dinosaur bone can last 200 million years then a metal box can easily survive the radiation environment we expect for 50,000 years,” Johnston said.

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