Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the moon

[Tiger Devil Dog]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Here's the link to the NASA Space Flight Forum

 

[StarCruiser]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Currently, they're talking about milli-g's of acceleration. That's thousandths of a g. Pretty weak thrust. More online with an ion drive right now.

Overtime, the lack of need for propellant would allow for good potential speeds but, even then, you're talking decades of acceleration to get anywhere near 10% C.

Any decently effective fusion based drive (Inertial Confinement or the like) would be able to accelerate a load at around 1 g or so. Much more practical for interstellar travel, so long as the fuel holds out...

 

[Nebusj]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Any decently effective fusion based drive (Inertial Confinement or the like) would be able to accelerate a load at around 1 g or so. Much more practical for interstellar travel, so long as the fuel holds out...

So, if this propulsion system, which won't work, were hooked up to a fusion power source, which doesn't exist, then we would have useful interstellar travel. Good to know.

 

[Green Shirt]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Define, "affordable".

In my case -- FREE

 

[StarCruiser]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Fusion propulsion is not the same as fusion power...

 

[eyeresist]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

I can't imagine us being the only sentient beings in the universe.

We're not. Some cetaceans and even crows show remarkable ability for problem solving, memory, and advanced planning.

Sentient just means "able to sense things".

 

[IrishNero]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

I'm sure that, if there is anyone of any intelligence living among the nearby stars, they are thinking "Well, there goes our quiet neighborhood and property values..."

 

[Starborn Dragon]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

I don't relish seeing cigarette butts on the ground on the moon or someone's throw up on the ground on Mars.

 

[BeatleJWOL]

Re: Nasa tests 'WARP DRIVE' engine that could carry passengers to the

Well, there goes our quiet neighborhood

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