Wednesday, December 5, 2012

How NASA might build its very first warp drive



Yet another item I don't want to lose which I posted to Facebook.  And which I think is actually quite cool.

Here's the lead -- see if it doesn't intrigue you.

"A few months ago, physicist Harold White stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at NASA had begun work on the development of a faster-than-light warp drive. His proposed design, an ingenious re-imagining of an Alcubierre Drive, may eventually result in an engine that can transport a spacecraft to the nearest star in a matter of weeks — and all without violating Einstein's law of relativity."

http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-build-its-very-first-warp-drive?utm_source=io9.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

Now we just need the "Immortal Jellyfish" to lead to something useful so I can still be around by the time the Warp Drive is commercially available....

Oh, you missed the "Immortal Jellyfish?"  Here it is, discussed at the National Geographic website.  After that, use Google, you can read more.

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