New space Race?

[rb]

interesting article

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13499359,00.html

the fuel bit ..never heard of helium-3 ?

[steve.m]

Da Z machine is coming?

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=16902006

AN EXTRAORDINARY "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government.

The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today's New Scientist magazine.

[Evil Techie]

interesting article

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13499359,00.html

the fuel bit ..never heard of helium-3 ?

yup i heard about that from my dad sometime ago
thats a known fact that government just cant hide anymore

thats also one of the reasons why chinese are so eager to get into space and perhaps go to the moon

also the real estate on the moon has not had its territories marked yet so for sure world power nations will be fighting for land once they get there

imagine fighting world war 3 not for causes on earth but for land on the moon

[Evil Techie]

Da Z machine is coming?

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=16902006

AN EXTRAORDINARY "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government.

The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today's New Scientist magazine.

that is amazing too if that hypothetical device actually works
i really want to explore our galaxy in my lifetime...

[Evil Techie]

bump, this is an interesting topic, makes us all think about what the future in our lifetime will be like

[d-man]

bump, this is an interesting topic, makes us all think about what the future in our lifetime will be likeHopefully in the future, the Americans, Russians, and Chinese don't end up nuking the Moon. I'd miss it :)

[ynchu]

Whoever builds the first warp drive wins, period.

Time to train people for the first Enterprise... Wait, T'Pol's mine! :D

[Rometiklan]

Does this technology seem like a tremendous leap to anyone else? To me, this level of technology seems impossible, given what man has achieved so far. We haven't even gone past the moon, and we are talking about going to other star systems light-years away in only 80 days?

[Siefer999]

Hopefully in the future, the Americans, Russians, and Chinese don't end up nuking the Moon. I'd miss it :)
you forgot about india, pakistan, and north koreo :) and we all know japan has something up their sleeves

[Evil Techie]

you forgot about india, pakistan, and north koreo :) and we all know japan has something up their sleeves

lol india, pakistan and north korea have no interest in the moon because they have a lot more problems on their own land

i think the only reason we havent really gone past the moon is because of the longetivity of the travel
once a trip to Mars is shortened to 3 hrs, there would be no problems bringing ppl there and back

[hugh_da_man]

yup i heard about that from my dad sometime ago
thats a known fact that government just cant hide anymore

thats also one of the reasons why chinese are so eager to get into space and perhaps go to the moon

also the real estate on the moon has not had its territories marked yet so for sure world power nations will be fighting for land once they get there

imagine fighting world war 3 not for causes on earth but for land on the moon

Isn't there already international treaties about the moon? I believe no one can own the moon.

[deep]

"Energy calculations suggest that the energy gained from Helium-3 mined on the Moon and shipped back to Earth would be 250 times that used to obtain it."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/226053.stm

Interesting.

[MaDDN3ss]

Whoever builds the first warp drive wins, period.

Time to train people for the first Enterprise... Wait, T'Pol's mine! :D

You're going to have to fight me for her.

MMMM Jolene.... http://www.ap0calypse.com/images/smilies/06a.gif

[konfusion666]

screw hyperspace travel... just give me a Holodeck instead ;)

[Emancipated]

Da Z machine is coming?

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=16902006

AN EXTRAORDINARY "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government.

The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today's New Scientist magazine.


That's off da hook.

Theoretical physics isn't science you can apply to every day world right now so they don't publish it outside of esoteric publications like science journals or whathaveyous. What it is, is science fiction for adults. I'm hoping for the day when BBC/CNN announces NASA or some agency has been able to demonstrate the theory in practice. Hiking on Mars, seeing Jupiter up close, and visiting our neighboring galaxy, Andromeda.

[Emancipated]

"Energy calculations suggest that the energy gained from Helium-3 mined on the Moon and shipped back to Earth would be 250 times that used to obtain it."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/226053.stm

Interesting.

Lunar space station!