Sheaf Saint Posted 9 January, 2013 Share Posted 9 January, 2013 http://gizmodo.com/5942634/nasa-starts-development-of-real-life-star-trek-warp-drive?utm_source=deadspin.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation "Perhaps a Star Trek experience within our lifetime is not such a remote possibility." These are the words of Dr. Harold "Sonny" White, the Advanced Propulsion Theme Lead for the NASA Engineering Directorate. Dr. White and his colleagues don't just believe a real life warp drive is theoretically possible; they've already started the work to create one... Dr. White and other physicists have found loopholes in some mathematical equations—loopholes that indicate that warping the space-time fabric is indeed possible... The Eagleworks team has discovered that the energy requirements are much lower than previously thought. If they optimize the warp bubble thickness and "oscillate its intensity to reduce the stiffness of space time," they would be able to reduce the amount of fuel to manageable amount: instead of a Jupiter-sized ball of exotic matter, you will only need 500 kilograms to "send a 10-meter bubble (32.8 feet) at an effective velocity of 10c." I wonder how much tickets for the inaugural flight will cost? I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 10 January, 2013 Share Posted 10 January, 2013 Typical NASA publicity seeking - this is about getting funding. Don't hold your breath on seeing Mr Spock just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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