The proposed spacecraft would be able to carry up to 2,400 people one way to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.

Chrysalis could be home to several generations before it reaches Alpha Centauri, where it could transport humans to the surface of Proxima Centauri b. (Photo: Giacomo Infelise, Veronica Magli, Guido Sbroggio, Nevenka Martinello and Federica Chiara Serpe) Engineers have created…










