[mperham]

That’s what I mean, reduce us and the entire ship can be reduced too. We can’t go interplanetary with humans as evolved today. Solar sails can only push a very small payload.

[JumpCrisscross]

> reduce us and the entire ship can be reduced too

You may enjoy "Gentle Seduction" by Marc Stiegler [1].

TL; DR Leave the meat part in place and project your consciousness through offboard sensors.

[1] http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/GentleSeduction.html