Warp Drive a step closer to reality?

Moley · 18 Sep 2012 at 15:58

So I find this kind of incredible, but it appears that recent developments at NASA have led to them concluding that FTL travel is actually plausible and the energy requirements have theoretically dropped substantially.

http://www.space.com/17628-warp-drive-possible-interstellar-spaceflight.html

The fact that they are working on table-top experiments to generate micro warp fields is amazing.

Maybe in a couple of hundred years we truly could be travelling among the stars.

Rameses · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:02

godinman · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:03

Moley said:
Maybe in a couple of hundred years we truly could be travelling among the stars.

Why's that a happy thought? We'll be dead and have missed it. That's a sad, rubbish thought.

Thanks for bringing a downer on my day dude.

PapaLazaru · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:03

Moley said:
Maybe in a couple of hundred years we truly could be travelling among the stars.

I will be amazed if there is anyone left alive in 200 years.

Woden · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:04

godinman said:
Why's that a happy thought? We'll be dead and have missed it. That's a sad, rubbish thought. Thanks for bringing a downer on my day dude.

With such short shortsightedness you should be an MP!

rhysduck · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:05

My dream of working for Star Fleet edges closer!! Woohooo

The Dread Pirate · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:05

godinman said:
Why's that a happy thought? We'll be dead and have missed it. That's a sad, rubbish thought. Thanks for bringing a downer on my day dude.

Pfft for you maybe I'm planning to... No! I am going to live forever!

DirtyJester · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:07

PapaLazaru said:
I will be amazed if there is anyone left alive in 200 years.

True, half of the OcUK beers competitors are pickled already

randal · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:08

rhysduck said:
My dream of working for Star Fleet edges closer!! Woohooo

Get that man a red ensign's vest and a place on the next away mission, stat!

Cosimo · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:13

One day......

norm · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:14

godinman said:
Why's that a happy thought? We'll be dead and have missed it. That's a sad, rubbish thought. Thanks for bringing a downer on my day dude.

Do you really want to be alive when aliens come and enslave human civilisation?

Thought not.

lemonkettaz · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:16

Living forever is not all great... Highlander?

RomanNose · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:17

Can you imagine the porn that we could find in outerspace?

PiKe · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:19

Alien Scat.

arknor · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:23

warp drive ENGAGE!

The Dread Pirate · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:25

lemonkettaz said:
Living forever is not all great... Highlander?

Not only does he live forever but he knows all as such nothing is a new experience for him and as such life is **** so long as I live forever but don't know everything I'll be ok as theres always somthing new to see, discover etc..

lemonkettaz · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:27

You will lose the ability to love....

godinman · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:29

I'd like to live forever, occasionally I'd just wipe my memory somehow, if I got bored. Would be mint.

TheMightyTen · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:30

Meh, post some info when we can build a Holtzman Drive and the Spacing Guild have found a source of Melange

The Dread Pirate · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:33

lemonkettaz said:
You will lose the ability to love....

Not so everyone is unique in their own way and while it would hurt to see those I currently love grow old and die there will always be someone new and just as facinating to meet, play and well love the memories might be painful but I'm sure the good ones will still outnumber and as such negate the bad after all without pain there can't be joy!