Sleeping for many moons
ASTRONAUTS could one day be put into artificial hibernation on longdistance space missions.
Scientists believe a state of torpor could be induced through the nervous system on flights to planets such as Mars.
Less food and other supplies would be needed, so spacecraft could be far smaller and cheaper.
At a conference in New Orleans, Dr Matthew Regan, of the University of Wisconsin, said: “Synthetic torpor could protect astronauts from health hazards.” THE Duchess of Sussex breezed into New Zealand yesterday – and then blew them away with a speech about women’s suffrage and feminism.
Pregnant Meghan, 37, whose bump was clear when a gust of wind caught her thin ASOS maternity dress and Karen Walker trench coat, admitted the wind in Wellington left her chilly.
She and Harry, 34, received a Maori welcome at Government House, touching foreheads and noses in a traditional “hongi” greeting before watching a fearsome haka.
Meghan later lauded New Zealand for being the first nation to give women the vote.
On the 125th anniversary of suffrage in the country, Meghan said: Maori greeting “Women’s suffrage is about feminism but feminism is about fairness.
“Suffrage is not simply about the right to vote but also about what that represents – the basic and fundamental human right to participate in the choices for your future and that of your community.” Meghan speaks about female suffrage