NASA physicist, artist unveil warp-speed craft design

sunnyside · Post by **sunnyside** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:11 am

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/12/tech/inno ... index.html

Now they're throwing in cool CG rendering along with their calculations. Pretty cool.

And they're Trekkies too. 8)

Of course the technology to actually make it work doesn't exist yet. It's still mostly just a thought experiment that shows it's at least probably possible.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:22 am

Saw this on Facebook yesterday.

The design loks a little refined to me. Too clean.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:57 am

McAvoy wrote:The design loks a little refined to me. Too clean.

I'd expect it would - remember, it's a concept based on purely theoretical musings, not on any actual applicable science.

Post by **Teaos** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:19 pm

Fan art. Interesting stuff.

Its funny that everyone says how totallu beyond us this is, but forget we went from not flying to on the moon in less than 70 years.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 6:10 pm

Teaos wrote:Fan art. Interesting stuff.

Its funny that everyone says how totallu beyond us this is, but forget we went from not flying to on the moon in less than 70 years.

We've also been twenty years from commercially viable fusion for half a century.

Sonic Glitch · Post by **Sonic Glitch** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:38 am

Captain Seafort wrote:
Teaos wrote:Fan art. Interesting stuff.

Its funny that everyone says how totallu beyond us this is, but forget we went from not flying to on the moon in less than 70 years.
We've also been twenty years from commercially viable fusion for half a century.

A project that is 20 years away will be 20 years away indefinitely

Post by **Teaos** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:07 pm

Yet close to 80% of what was shown on Beyond 2000 actually happened.

LaughingCheese · Post by **LaughingCheese** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 2:08 am

Not to be anal but, anyone else notice the decks are oriented wrong?

Tholian_Avenger · Post by **Tholian_Avenger** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:29 am

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:21 pm

Teaos wrote:Yet close to 80% of what was shown on Beyond 2000 actually happened.

God, I haven't seen that show in years.

Anyway, best of luck to them. Probably no results within my grandchildren's lifetime, but Excelsior!

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:01 am

Probably won't see this ship in our grandchildren's grandchildren.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:42 am

McAvoy wrote:Probably won't see this ship in our grandchildren's grandchildren.

Maybe grandchildren's grandchildren's grandchildren?

Post by **Teaos** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:13 pm

I think your underestaimating the advance of technology. I dont expect it soon, but I doubt it will be that far away, assuming society doesnt collapse that is/

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