NASA’s “Faster Than Warp Drive” Project Keeps Star Trek Dreams Alive

Industry Tap ^ | October 1, 2014 | Russell David Schilling

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Had humans been alive billions of years ago, when the universe was more compact, it may have been easier to leapfrog from planet to planet or solar system to solar system. But today’s distances are so great as to seem insurmountable.

Humans Hardly Built for Jet Travel, Let Alone Space Travel

Some of my friends tell me they cannot bear to be on a plane for more than a few hours. This is perhaps the leading reason why people go crazy and try to open exit doors in mid-flight. I count “journey time” from the moment I leave my home to when my head hits the pillow at my destination and wait times at the airport in between.

The longest for me was 24 hours on a flight from New York to Tokyo. The flight itself was upwards of 18 hours. I am unfortunate to know people who can seemingly sleep the entire trip, shutting their eyes inexplicably as soon as the wheels leave the ground with eyes popping open when the wheels touch down at their destination.

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I even know the guy’s name. How’s that for prognostication?
Zefram Cochrane.

[beef]

“using radio waves to INI’s and heat a propellant”

This is all I needed to see from this article.