[cripplecreek]

Read an article awhile back about a warp bubble. Compress space in front of the bubble and expand it behind the ship creating thrust.

I saw a show last week about the research going on in that direction. They've actually managed to warp space a matter of nanometers which is really quite an accomplishment considering the fact they aren't using mass to do it.

VASIMR engines are sublight but actually have thousands of working test hours on them in the lab. They should be capable of a considerable percentage of the speed of light.

[Farnsworth]

Yes, I’ve seen a couple of shows on Dr. Chang-Diaz engine. Sub light isn’t going to cut if for those long distances, but it will open up the solar system and we have some very interesting stuff right at home.