Warp 9 Scotty!
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Warp 9 Scotty!
Some Day Far in the Future..................................
Introducing the Warpship : Discovery Space : Discovery Channel
Introducing the Warpship : Discovery Space : Discovery Channel
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Well....THIS is weird!
Not the thread, but the fact that just before checking out GNAC here on FTE and seeing this thread, I was surfing through yahoo through various articles on FTL (Faster Than Light) travel.
The next leaps will be Fission and Fusion-powered spacecraft. I'm not sure if 'dark-matter' is the same as 'anti-matter'.......But it's generally agreed that an energy source like anti-matter, which is magnitudes more powerful than nuclear, will need to be developed to propel ships on FTL interstellar journeys.
Interesting topic. I'm happy to see other folks here who take the long view of things.
Not the thread, but the fact that just before checking out GNAC here on FTE and seeing this thread, I was surfing through yahoo through various articles on FTL (Faster Than Light) travel.
The next leaps will be Fission and Fusion-powered spacecraft. I'm not sure if 'dark-matter' is the same as 'anti-matter'.......But it's generally agreed that an energy source like anti-matter, which is magnitudes more powerful than nuclear, will need to be developed to propel ships on FTL interstellar journeys.
Interesting topic. I'm happy to see other folks here who take the long view of things.
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The theories of space propulsion really are endless. My main concern would be that space isn't empty, so you need a way to shield the ship against even the most minute particles. Going 1/2 the speed of light, the little grains of dust ever- present in space will erode the hull away in seconds.
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The theories of space propulsion really are endless. My main concern would be that space isn't empty, so you need a way to shield the ship against even the most minute particles. Going 1/2 the speed of light, the little grains of dust ever- present in space will erode the hull away in seconds.
Aye, Lad. And that's why we have 'shields up'.
Sorry. I just couldn't help myself. I'll stand in the corner for 5 minutes.
