Or so were assured.
Okay, so what if sound doesnt travel in a vacuum?
Superpowers May Ensue
Cosmic rays.
You pretty much just have to be capable of putting on a spacesuit in the right order.
At worst, youre forced to endure a brief training montage, assuming you prepare at all.
If the reluctant can somehow manage that kind of feat, theres hope for Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic yet.
And those that dont?
Well, they generally arent interested in conversing anyway (seeAliens, Mars Attacks!, Predator).
The Autobots learnt English from the Internet, the Navi had their own language school, and even E.T.
Luckily for audiences, really.
Of course, asContactpoints out, it might take more sense to pack a maths textbook instead.
After all, maths is a universal language.
Do pack some anti-psychotics
The only thing worse than regular madness?
No, us neither.
Murderous aliens, technical failures, cruel galactic overlords and garden-variety psychopathic crewmates are present at every turn.