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The plasm engine is old stuff with the propulsion power of 1 feather !

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This propulsion technology supplements its nuclear power by using renewable free electrons from space for continued 24 x 7 electron propulsion.

The Space Shuttle using an Advanced Electric Propulsion Linear Electron Beam Particle Accelerator (LINAC) for light speed electron particle propulsion using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect and Birkeland currents is a unique concept. The shuttle would have the capability of paying all of its expenses for the first time !

Dr. Steve Schaefer, Ph.D. Princeton University (Physics), "Calculates if X = 4.3 light-years, then T = 3.6 years. Dozens of stars could be reached in five to six years. In fact, a traveler could even go the Andromeda galaxy (2,000,000 light years) in under 29 years (Ship Time in Years) if a constant acceleration could be maintained." Also see Dr. Carlos I. Calle, PhD, NASA senior research scientist, below on page.

Dr. Schaefer calculates, "If the total distance is X, then the total travel time T is given by expression

X / 2 = (c 2 / g) [cosh (0.5 g T / c) - 1] : T = (2 c / g) cosh -1(1 + 0.5 g X / c 2) "

The NLS propulsion technology has been peer reviewed by several physicists as being valid technology following Newton's and Einstein's laws using invariant mass propulsion.

Present Day Solid Rocket Exhaust is 1,000 to 4,000 m/s with 10^3 N to 10^7 N thrust and a firing duration of minutes.

The Proposed NLS Propulsion uses 300,000,000 metres per second electrons with 1 N to 1x10^6 N thrust and a firing duration of years - decades and capable of developing > 50,000 hp.

The cost per pound for current Chemical Rocket technology is $ 2,000 to $ 27,000 dollars per launch. This generally runs into hundreds of millions of dollars per launch as verified by the industry.

A future spacecraft, using technologies that we haven't even dreamed of, may use an engine that could sustain a constant acceleration of 1 g until the ship reaches relativistic speeds. With such an engine, a trip even to Andromeda may be possible within a human lifetime. "Einstein For Dummies", By Dr. Carlos I. Calle, PhD, NASA senior research scientist Pub. Date: June 2005, ISBN: 978-0-7645-8348-3, Pages: 384 Pages.

Several possible trips on a ship constantly accelerating at 1 g. The figure for "Distance in Light-Years" is also the time that would pass on Earth while the ship traveled to its destination.

Also has a webpage discussing Mars colony.

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Will cost a small percentage of the Iraq war.

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Everyone is in the Race, but we will use the same old technology. I think we need to look a new stuff.

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Interplanetary and Interstellar Propulsion Technology will be hot !!!

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So they should be allowed to break it.

Talking about light speed what if we could travel at Near Light Speed ?

These folks say it possible.

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Concept uses proven physics of 50 years.

Mining the The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud is the purpose of technology.

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Man's continued survival counts on someone coming up with a solution for interstellar
space travel.

We will need new science and new technology like this.

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