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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Fay on May 14, 2015, 07:58:07

Title: British Scientist paves the way to enable travel at warp speed
Post by: Fay on May 14, 2015, 07:58:07
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3080846/Fly-moon-FOUR-hours-British-scientist-says-s-secret-Star-Trek-s-wrap-speed.html
Title: No Warp Drive Here: NASA Downplays 'Impossible' EM Drive Space Engine
Post by: Rick on May 14, 2015, 07:58:59
No Warp Drive Here: NASA Downplays 'Impossible' EM Drive Space Engine

Despite the fevered reports rocketing around the Internet recently, NASA is not on the verge of developing a fuel-free, faster-than-light propulsion system, space agency officials stress.

A team based at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston reportedly tested a prototype engine system in a vacuum recently and determined that it produced a small amount of thrust. This news was disclosed on a NASASpaceflight.com forum earlier this year, and last week, it hit the broader Internet with a vengeance, as some pieces linked the technology to a long-sought "warp drive."

More: http://www.space.com/29363-impossible-em-drive-space-engine-nasa.html
Title: Re: British Scientist paves the way to enable travel at warp speed
Post by: Fay on May 14, 2015, 11:44:42
OH that was short lived, Rick!
Title: Re: British Scientist paves the way to enable travel at warp speed
Post by: Rick on May 14, 2015, 14:21:51
Heh! The Mail clearly hadn't done any fact-checking on its story. :abducted:
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