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NASA tested an impossible space engine and it somehow worked
The Verge ^
| August 1, 2014
| Carl Franzen
Posted on 08/01/2014 12:08:29 PM PDT by DannyTN
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:08:29 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
Yes, yes, that’s all well and good, but how does this affect global warming, or muslims?
NASA has a mandate, and this tomfoolery just seems to get in the way.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:10:31 PM PDT
by
brownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)
To: DannyTN
Yes. We just need more funding. Lots and lots of it.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:11:36 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: brownsfan
Stop polluting outer space with radiation!/s
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:12:01 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: DannyTN
Wave Motion engine?
Cool. Now build the Yamato.
To: brownsfan
Muslims had this centuries ago in the form of a carpet!
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:13:54 PM PDT
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Pride in the USA; Art Bell
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:14:43 PM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Life is short. Make fun of it.)
To: DannyTN
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:15:11 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: DannyTN
Dilithium crystals?
If not, I’m going back to sleep.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:15:57 PM PDT
by
Ouchthatonehurt
("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
To: Dallas59
And it makes a bag of popcorn in 2 minutes!
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:17:20 PM PDT
by
shotgun
To: Dr. Ursus
Flying carpets, pishhhaahhh. Mohammed had a flying horse.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:18:41 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Elian Gonzalez sought asylum and was sent back to Cuba, send these kids back to THEIR parents.)
To: DannyTN
I read about ion engines in 1952, when I was in High School, we are leaping forward.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:24:19 PM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
To: tanknetter
Don’t forget a wave motion gun in case the Gamelons, Decipitcons, or Marvin shows up.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:25:38 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.q)
To: DannyTN
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:25:43 PM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: DannyTN
Bush Senior said we would have a man on Mars by 2019.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:25:54 PM PDT
by
MNDude
To: DannyTN
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:27:08 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Gaffer
the inventor is a for-profit venture that have asked nasa to test his invention to confirm
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:28:07 PM PDT
by
4rcane
To: DannyTN; GeronL; null and void
And thus the
Impulse Engine was born.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual indicates that the impulse engines are nuclear fusion engines where the plasma from the fusion reactor powers a massive magnetic coil to propel the ship. It is a form of magnetohydrodynamic or magnetoplasmadynamic thruster. This is used in conjunction with the ship's warp drive's alteration of the ship's relativistic mass, to achieve mid-to-high sub-light speeds. Thrusters, on the other hand, are closer to the designs of a high-efficiency reactant propellant (i.e. a sophisticated rocket engine) and are usually used for high-precision maneuvers. Ion propulsion drives are explicitly detailed to be used in Star Trek by Dominion and Iconian Starships and facilities.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:28:40 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: OneWingedShark
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:31:10 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: DannyTN
” they had achieved a small amount of thrust from a container that had no traditional fuels, only microwaves,”
It offers the side benefit of doing a fantastic job on popcorn for movie night.
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posted on
08/01/2014 12:31:41 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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