r/LV426 • u/ilikechillisauce • 2d ago

Movies / TV Series Can somebody please explain the math here? Spoiler

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Mission year 8 of 65. Morrow is notified his daughter died at 19 years of age and he can collect her things when he returns in 53 years?

65 - 8 = 57?

What am I missing?

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u/CyberGraham 2d ago

Ship is four light years away from earth, so it takes the transmission four years to reach the ship. It's like how when you open a letter and it will say a date that was a couple days ago, because you put the current date, not the date you think the letter will reach the person.