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Hyperdrive and Space Propulsion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-the-moon-alice dept.

Interested reader writes "MSNBC has an article covering the recent Space Technology and Applications Forum in New Mexico, which included a frontier physics session on hyperdrive, wormholes, and other blue sky ideas. The idea is a revival of NASA's long-dead (and heavily criticized) Advanced Propulsion Project."

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  1. Why does the summary link to page 2? by r_jensen11 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Here's page 1: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11730484/

  2. We're so much closer than most people think by davidphogan74 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/03/12/busines s/news/20_27_233_10_06.txt

    Charging customers to send them into space is a lofty goal for any business owner, and perhaps particularly in an area whose economy draws much of its strength from the availability of cheap land.

    But that's the goal that Bill Sprague has set, and he even said that he chose Temecula largely because of its low cost of living relative to the coastal cities where his aerospace suppliers are based.

    Sprague is building a 52-foot rocket. By October 2007, he hopes, passengers with $250,000 to spend will be able to ride it to the edge of outer space, where the curve of the Earth is visible and where the planet's gravity is slightly weaker than at the surface.

    "If they look in any direction except at the Earth, they'll see black," Sprague said. "It'll be just the sun sitting in a sea of blackness. The stars will be visible."

    Cool article, although the fact the rocket parts are only valued at $3mil right now would make me concerned about riding in it.