NASA's PhD Harold White's Warp Drive Starship

[larryman]

"Starship Congress - Day 3 | Icarus Interstellar" August 17, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucyBMB_PWr8
Dr. White begins at time: 00:13:00 in the video. Ship images are shown at the end of his presentation, at time: 00:55:44.

So... here are captures from the above Starship Congress 2013 presentation - to show what a real warpdrive starship would look like. Looks like the front section undocks (ahead of the pylons), to be a lander vehicle.

 

[Romulan_spy]

Very cool!

 

[ixfd64]

It looks a lot like the XCV 330: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(XCV_330)

 

[JustAFriend]

Now if we only had a way to make magical negative energy.

Not impressed until you can make something based in reality.

 

[larryman]

^ Do you mean like this?...

"Light Created from a Vacuum: Casimir Effect Observed in Superconducting Circuit"
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118133050.htm

That is the basis of the function of the mentioned "Quantum Thrusters" - which Dr. White states as necessary.

 

[Dukhat]

That spacecraft is one of the artworks from the Star Trek Ships of the Line 2014 calendar.

 

[larryman]

^ Does the calendar give additional information about his ship? Like its dimensions, or crew numbers, a ship name, etc.?

 

[gturner]

Now if we only had a way to make magical negative energy.

Not impressed until you can make something based in reality.

There's plenty of time to develop the exotic energy space-dilation drive system after they come up with a good color scheme for the ship.

 

[larryman]

I like the beige/tan color that it is. But, I would add a bit more of the red-brown trimming to it. I hope that color scheme carries over to a bright interior also.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Syluire-31_hyperspace_docking_ring?file=Skywalker%27s_Delta-7B.jpg