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Faster Than Light - Warp Drive update!

by tagiscom
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Hi, found this, and eventhough the math is past me, it still has some fascinating info, (PS, enlarge the text up top to make it easier to read, and there is a color version further down!

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2011016932.pdf

I knew about the Daedalus probe, that was massive and could get to Bernard's Star in about 50 years.

But NASA comissioned another that was the size of the ISS, and could reach a similar Star in 100 years. Cool!


Although the warp principle could do it in, weeks or months at worst!

Enjoy!


Shane
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    With Martian rabbits at the controls, they could hop right over to Barnard's star in relatively no time. But, any orbiting planets around this aging dwarf star may be inhospitable to all Martian life.

    Bad News for Martian Rabbits Hopping to Barnard's Star
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    You mean I'll finally have a ride home?!
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      Originally Posted by tritrain View Post

      You mean I'll finally have a ride home?!
      Ah, Oz. Home sweet home. I hear that the Wicked Witch of the East was vanquished.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Originally Posted by myob View Post

      With Martian rabbits at the controls, they could hop right over to Barnard's star in relatively no time. But, any orbiting planets around this aging dwarf star may be inhospitable to all Martian life.

      Bad News for Martian Rabbits Hopping to Barnard's Star
      Yeah, ugly thought, we visit a world with intelligent life, and a couple of rats, in the cargo hold, get loose.

      Then after our visit, the next visitors, only see a wasteland, or a planet dominated with giant rats!!!!


      Although space wevels, are ok! LOL!

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  • Profile picture of the author vask
    Ah yes, the Alcubierre drive.

    It would be awesome if something like this could exist. The main issue used to be that the amount of energy required to power this type of mechanism wouldn't be possible, but due to recent discoveries, it was found out that it is definitely possible.

    Now there are two more issues that need to be solved, one being the material that the 'warp drive' is made out of. The warp drive (the ring part of the ship, according to the article linked) needs to be made out of an as-yet unidentified material that is very dense and is made out of matter that can withstand the bending of space-time.

    The other being that, upon arrival, the ship would destroy any star system in the vicinity. Basically, if you're trying to visit a certain planet, the ship would essentially destroy it once you got there.

    Hopefully these issues can be solved within our lifetime

    Source: arxiv.org/abs/1202.5708
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