Take to warp speed, Sulu.

[TheJedi]

This.....is....awesome!

NASA physicist imagines a warp-speed starship - CNN.com

I wish I were still going to be alive if/when this becomes reality. I am extremely envious of the people who really get to say, "Beam me up," and mean it.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

Lemme see here.

BJ Clinton, killed the Superconductiong SuperColloider

Barry Soetoro, killed US Manned space program

Democrats derided Reagan's Space Based Missile Defense system, which has now been tested successfully numerous times

Democrats believe pointing at stories on the Weather Channel and yelling "MANMADE GLOBAL WARMING!!!" is part of the scientific method

Which Party is anti-science?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

Lemme see here.

BJ Clinton, killed the Superconductiong SuperColloider

Barry Soetoro, killed US Manned space program

Democrats derided Reagan's Space Based Missile Defense system, which has now been tested successfully numerous times

Democrats believe pointing at stories on the Weather Channel and yelling "MANMADE GLOBAL WARMING!!!" is part of the scientific method

Which Party is anti-science?

The funny thing is you're right...The republicans are pro-science, but the tea party isn't.

 

[flacaltenn]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

Lemme see here.

BJ Clinton, killed the Superconductiong SuperColloider

Barry Soetoro, killed US Manned space program

Democrats derided Reagan's Space Based Missile Defense system, which has now been tested successfully numerous times

Democrats believe pointing at stories on the Weather Channel and yelling "MANMADE GLOBAL WARMING!!!" is part of the scientific method

Which Party is anti-science?

The funny thing is you're right...The republicans are pro-science, but the tea party isn't.

The real humor is that you don't realize WHY we cannot afford science anymore. It's because the govt is WASTING resources paying G.E. $50 for every energy efficient washing machine they produce. And WASTING BILLIONS on subsidies for technology THAT ALREADY FUCKING EXISTS !!!!

Interestly enough -- SMART Americans understand that fiscal restraint with Taxpayer $$$ will lead to MORE CHOICES in terms of "elective spending" And even lefties are getting wise about how their PRIORITIES would be better funded if our policies didn't lead to rediapering 150,000 Central American babies and kids sitting in warehouses on our Southern border because a DEM ADMIN gave them a Green Light to flood the border.

You can stick your juvenile concepts about unlimited monies to PLAY with science and markets right up in the orifice that your other "ethnic, racial, and political" opinions flow from....

 

[TheOldSchool]

Lemme see here.

BJ Clinton, killed the Superconductiong SuperColloider

Barry Soetoro, killed US Manned space program

Democrats derided Reagan's Space Based Missile Defense system, which has now been tested successfully numerous times

Democrats believe pointing at stories on the Weather Channel and yelling "MANMADE GLOBAL WARMING!!!" is part of the scientific method

Which Party is anti-science?

The funny thing is you're right...The republicans are pro-science, but the tea party isn't.

The real humor is that you don't realize WHY we cannot afford science anymore. It's because the govt is WASTING resources paying G.E. $50 for every energy efficient washing machine they produce. And WASTING BILLIONS on subsidies for technology THAT ALREADY FUCKING EXISTS !!!!

Interestly enough -- SMART Americans understand that fiscal restraint with Taxpayer $$$ will lead to MORE CHOICES in terms of "elective spending" And even lefties are getting wise about how their PRIORITIES would be better funded if our policies didn't lead to rediapering 150,000 Central American babies and kids sitting in warehouses on our Southern border because a DEM ADMIN gave them a Green Light to flood the border.

You can stick your juvenile concepts about unlimited monies to PLAY with science and markets right up in the orifice that your other "ethnic, racial, and political" opinions flow from....

There will come a day when we'll have no choice but to "play" with science.

 

[westwall]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

The TEA party is not anti government, nor anti science. They are anti waste. Something you have no clue about.

 

[westwall]

The funny thing is you're right...The republicans are pro-science, but the tea party isn't.

The real humor is that you don't realize WHY we cannot afford science anymore. It's because the govt is WASTING resources paying G.E. $50 for every energy efficient washing machine they produce. And WASTING BILLIONS on subsidies for technology THAT ALREADY FUCKING EXISTS !!!!

Interestly enough -- SMART Americans understand that fiscal restraint with Taxpayer $$$ will lead to MORE CHOICES in terms of "elective spending" And even lefties are getting wise about how their PRIORITIES would be better funded if our policies didn't lead to rediapering 150,000 Central American babies and kids sitting in warehouses on our Southern border because a DEM ADMIN gave them a Green Light to flood the border.

You can stick your juvenile concepts about unlimited monies to PLAY with science and markets right up in the orifice that your other "ethnic, racial, and political" opinions flow from....

There will come a day when we'll have no choice but to "play" with science.

That day has long passed. Morons like the AGW cult have squandered over a hundred billion dollars and they have squadoosh to show for it. Just imagine what COULD have been accomplished if that money had been used for some good science.

 

[Politico]

That's the problem with NASA. A lot of imagining and not a lot of doing...much less anything possible.

 

[Nutz]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

The TEA party is not anti government, nor anti science. They are anti waste. Something you have no clue about.

Funny how every teaper has a different definition as to what the tea psrty actually is.

 

[flacaltenn]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

The TEA party is not anti government, nor anti science. They are anti waste. Something you have no clue about.

Funny how every teaper has a different definition as to what the tea psrty actually is.

As far as this topic goes -- I don't see anything that says Strategic Funding of science and key programs in the National Interest are discouraged.

Tea Party Movement Platform

It merely says that the government should not be investing or picking favorites in markets and that fiscal responsibility is PRIMARY to being able to fulfill its basic Constitutional duties - and do those things well. Takes no position on funding a space program or BASIC RESEARCH..

Ask the Taxed Enough Already party if they would rather have a Fusion Research facility or 150,000 non-escorted minor immigrants at the border.. The answer would probably rock your panties...

 

[Uncensored2008]

Maybe if America still had the attitude of the 60's for the next 100 years... I'd say maybe. Thanks to the anti-government tea party = we will be lucky not to be a third world nation by 2100.

Yep, BOOOOSHHHH and the Tea Party ended the space program.

Oh wait, that was the incompetent pile shit Obama..

Hack on, comrade - GLORIOUS party depends on mindless fucks like you...

 

[ScienceRocks]

I am not the piece of shit that wants to cut the nws, nhc, noaa, usgs, nasa, jpl and cdc by 10% across the board. You're!

Don't whine to me when we're a second world shit hole nation behind most of asia and europe.

 

[TheOldSchool]

The real humor is that you don't realize WHY we cannot afford science anymore. It's because the govt is WASTING resources paying G.E. $50 for every energy efficient washing machine they produce. And WASTING BILLIONS on subsidies for technology THAT ALREADY FUCKING EXISTS !!!!

Interestly enough -- SMART Americans understand that fiscal restraint with Taxpayer $$$ will lead to MORE CHOICES in terms of "elective spending" And even lefties are getting wise about how their PRIORITIES would be better funded if our policies didn't lead to rediapering 150,000 Central American babies and kids sitting in warehouses on our Southern border because a DEM ADMIN gave them a Green Light to flood the border.

You can stick your juvenile concepts about unlimited monies to PLAY with science and markets right up in the orifice that your other "ethnic, racial, and political" opinions flow from....

There will come a day when we'll have no choice but to "play" with science.

That day has long passed.

That day has long passed? Seriously?

One day when the shit hits the fan, you'll have a liberal to thank for knowing what to do.

 

[ScienceRocks]

There will come a day when we'll have no choice but to "play" with science.

That day has long passed.

That day has long passed? Seriously?

One day when the shit hits the fan, you'll have a liberal to thank for knowing what to do.

These people want to send this country back to the 18th century. They'd gut our ability to make science and on down the list. The tea party wastes more money on half finished projects with their bull shit than anything....

 

[westwall]

There will come a day when we'll have no choice but to "play" with science.

That day has long passed.

That day has long passed? Seriously?

One day when the shit hits the fan, you'll have a liberal to thank for knowing what to do.

I am a liberal, idiot. I just am also a scientist and have a brain.

 

[westwall]

That day has long passed.

That day has long passed? Seriously?

One day when the shit hits the fan, you'll have a liberal to thank for knowing what to do.

These people want to send this country back to the 18th century. They'd gut our ability to make science and on down the list. The tea party wastes more money on half finished projects with their bull shit than anything....

You mean like the Obama bots and enviro whackos want to raise the cost of energy so high that only the super rich can afford it? Funnily enough when energy costs get to a certain level it's really hard to afford doing research.

You truly are an ignoramus at times Matthew....truly.

 

[Steven_R]

That's the problem with NASA. A lot of imagining and not a lot of doing...much less anything possible.

Give NASA a real budget, give them a real goal, and put engineers back in charge and we'll see results. So long as NASA gets budgetary scraps, has no direction from the White House on what to do, and has administrators and their risk adverse nature calling the shots NASA is too risk adverse to do anything.

 

[Politico]

They were given a goal. The International Waste Station.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

NASA's budget and interest in 'warp drive' isn't new. Been getting funding for it for over a decade. Always nice to see it in the news though as means of getting to other planets and stars should be figured out eventually. And since we're no where close to having the energy to fuel such craft, but can at least lay the groundwork and formulae down, we should.

'Warp drive' or similar 'make space move instead of the ship' might well turn out to be the only way of travelling interstellar distances. Going fast tops out at just short of light speed (full light speed being impossible oweing to infinite mass,) and of course what then happens at that speed when you hit a micrometeorite? Trip over.

What we might face is the reality getting to other star systems is a bit-by-bit proposition. Establish bases, mine for resources on asteroids and nearby planets moving along gradually.

When we finally make contact with an alien race (and we will I have no doubts) one of the first things we need to ask is "how the heck do you get around?"