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  Time to deliver some good old fashioned American liberty.
context: 100 light years away. 
  So if we were on that planet and looking at earth with a super powerful telescope, we’d be looking at the roaring 20s. I think. Science is hard. >
  
  And if we then got on a spaceship that travels at the speed of light and set out to go check out Earth, we wouldn’t show up until 200 years after the events witnessed through the telescope. >
  
  But when we arrive we wouldn't have significantly aged at all. >
  
  If you rode a spaceship a light speed for 100 years. Wouldn't you age 100 years?
  E: If you were then to look back at earth. It would appear as if nothing had changed at all. >
  
  The faster you travel, the more time dilates. At the speed of light, time does not move at all. 
  From an outside observers perspective it would take 100 years. For anyone on the ship it would be instantaneous, if you assume no acceleration or deceleration period. >
  
  So… how would you pilot the ship or address any issues that come up, like repairs? >
  
  In this scenario the ship is moving at the speed of light so it is not experiencing time, just like the people inside it.
  It cannot breakdown while moving at  lightspeed, because no time can pass to allow failures to occur.
  But matter can't actually go the speed of light, only energy can, so this is all just a fun thought exercise. >
  
  So at 90% of the speed of light how does one do repairs? >
  
  In theory, exactly the same as any other spaceship. 
  Anyone attempting repairs is operating in the same inertial reference as the ship, so from their perspective it's no different from repairing a ship at any other speed. >
  
  But by the time they make the repair couldn't they have arrived? >
  
  I'm excited to see us finding more planets in the goldilocks zone in the Universe.
  As many stars are out there in the Universe, we can't be just the lucky ones to have this nice neighborhood that we live in. >
  
  Good exercise, but Red Dwarfs aren't great stars to live near.
  
  
  They're unstable, ejecting radioactive crap all the time.
  
  
  The habitable zone is very close to the star - like Mercury close - exposing you to the aforementioned crap
  
  
  Planets around these stars are likely 'tidally locked', meaning one side is always getting baked.  Life would need to 'hide' in places like the light-darkness line or the poles.
  
  
  But, the search and find are a good exercise. >
  
  I could use an extra limb though, since I can shitpost faster with three hands instead of two.
  Prep the rocket and cryo chambers Jeffy boy. >
  
  Both exhilarating and spooky. >
  
  Nestle already has “dibs” on any water there.. >
  
  Can we get working on light speed travel so we can wreck that one too? 😆🤕 >
  
  We don't deserve to infect another world. >
  
  You would be a terrible Tyranid with that attitude /s >
  
  I think we would be great Orks though. >
  
  We should name it Romulus, and the first planet Remus. >
  
  Plan(et) B is not reachable by humankind.  Save Plan(et) A first, Earth. >
  
  There is no Planet B. Open your eyes and see!