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Interstell(rule)
(lemmy.world)
Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.
Rule: You must post before you leave.
This problem is known as the wait calculation
The sensible way, of course, is to take this into account when planning your mission. Send ahead a big, slow, minimally crewed or autonomous spaceship, totally full to the brim with equipment, supplies, etc. Some years later, send your faster ship full of people and whatever newer technology you just can't do without, catch up and intercept the big slow boi, and then land to start your colony.
Astronauts in 2390: 😱