The generation ship needs to be "self-sustaining" to allow the "initial crew" to "live, reproduce, and die on the ship, with their descendants continuing the journey until reaching the destination." This functional requirement emphasizes the critical need for advanced life-support systems that can sustain long-term human life.
Despite the exciting prospect of a spacecraft that could carry us to far-flung places in the universe, the competition isn't much more than a fascinating thought experiment, ripped straight out of a sci-fi novel. The reality of the technological limits makes this an intriguing but impractical challenge.
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