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    NASA is working on Faster Than Light Warp Drive....

    ... based on a Star Trek style warp bubble.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...comm_ref=false

    It says that 10c is feasible. That is less than half a year trip to our nearest neighbor.

    Shit yeah! Now let's go annoy some aliens!

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    Warp drive possible?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...=feeds-newsxml

    Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre's theories are the most practical, mooting a ring around a sphere-shaped spaceship, which would contract space in front of the ship, and expand space behind it.

    This would allow faster-than-light travel - if astrophysicists could harness planet-sized energy or sip power from a supernova.
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    Merged.

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    it is nice to know that some human beings still take thought for the future. this must happen whatever the cost if our species to survive long term. i'd rather dump money on things like this than building better bombs.

    i could weigh in much further on this subject but the articles pretty well cover it and the both of you are space geeks like me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaos View Post
    Merged.
    You mean you warped the two threads togethor?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    You mean you warped the two threads togethor?
    Mods modding mods, dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonSylver View Post
    Mods modding mods, dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!!!
    That would be mod modding admin, sir.

    Even if they went to .33c for travel within the solar system, that would mean less than an hour to Mars.

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    Not sure, Ex. However, how does momentum work inside the warp bubble since the vessel supposedly isn't moving, the space around it is? I suspect that is some of what is being worked on. Even if momentum does come into play I would suspect that changing the way space is warped around the vessel could be how it would be done.

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