Space trips to the other planets would require months of travel through the vacuum of space. Maintaining the crew’s health is a vital concern. If the crew could be induced to hibernate, the problems of survival become easier to solve.
How Astronaut Hibernation for Deep-Space Travel Works (Infographic)

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