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nadinbrzezinski

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17. Oh Miguel de Alcubierre has you covered (Warp Drive)

Fri May 18, 2012, 08:05 PM

May 2012

His latest set of equations now require dark energy (in theory it exists) and not more energy than there is in the universe, just close.

It used to be more energy that exists in the universe.

Actually there is a more pressing concern here...since this would be a...system ship...we need a space yard.... That alone would be that costly or more.

Side hobby, assuming we can find a way to beat FTL, or just a Gen Ship with solar sails, or nuclear or what have you... My BIL and I calculated the first ships are in the order of global GNP.

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Humanity can now build the Enterprise from STAR TREK - but it's gonna cost you [View all] derby378 May 2012 OP

Just go see the Movie sequel. It'll cost you $10. leveymg May 2012 #1

$14 Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #19

First we have to discover a source of dilithium crystals rox63 May 2012 #2

The site proposes using three ion propulsion engines instead derby378 May 2012 #5

Not to mention the replicators to create food, clothing and other necessities. n/t Cleita May 2012 #6

We're making progress on that one IDemo May 2012 #13

Big problem! James Doohan is gone. longship May 2012 #9

That's a whole lot of steps past anything we can do. LeftyMom May 2012 #3

How much to buy a delorean and fit it with a 1.21 gigawatt flux capacitor? tularetom May 2012 #4

I say - do it. Lots of cool applicable technology xchrom May 2012 #7

More alien religion. Scientists/God, aliens will save us from ourselves. WingDinger May 2012 #8

Now that's what I call a midlife crisis! muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #10

LOL! Politicalboi May 2012 #11

Gah! jp11 May 2012 #12

Simple solution. Invent the holodeck first RZM May 2012 #14

... as society collapses. Cave_Johnson May 2012 #16

Actually they are in the process of inventing the holo deck nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #20

There's the key. +1 n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #31

Oh yeah. That's what I call creative problem-solving. daaron May 2012 #27

We dropped a trillion bucks on crap (i.e.) TARP Cave_Johnson May 2012 #15

Oh Miguel de Alcubierre has you covered (Warp Drive) nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #17

It's the dilithium crystals that's the killer cost Canuckistanian May 2012 #18

Don't forget... daaron May 2012 #28

Idea Christopher Robbins May 2012 #21

Nobody will insure the thing PDittie May 2012 #22

The technologies that were used to develop the Apollo project nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #23

Our Military Industrial Complex will build something like this: hunter May 2012 #24

Way better use of the money than bailing out banks. Starry Messenger May 2012 #25

I don't care HOW much it costs! daaron May 2012 #26

sounds neat but... AsahinaKimi May 2012 #29

I'm on strike against the Star Trek franchise... gulliver May 2012 #30

Dallas flashbacks? Motown_Johnny May 2012 #39

They need to do something. gulliver May 2012 #40

Tom should have his own movie Motown_Johnny May 2012 #41

Creating artificial gravity would be tough, too E-Z-B May 2012 #32

By comparison it cost $140,000,000 to make the last Star Trek film. Initech May 2012 #33

This is my sons dream Marrah_G May 2012 #34

What's the point? Rex May 2012 #35

The only way that is was built in the ST world was because money didn't exist MrScorpio May 2012 #36

Less than 2 years of the open military budget so it seems like quite a bargain to me. TheKentuckian May 2012 #37

Without a transporter, replicator, warp drive, subspace communications, artificial gravity, Motown_Johnny May 2012 #38

I'll take the center seat, thank you... Blue_Tires May 2012 #42

I have a problem with the "Gravity Wheel" Motown_Johnny May 2012 #43

Yeah, it's a fun thought-exercise, but not an ideal configuration. backscatter712 May 2012 #44

They also don't consider acceleration / deceleration Motown_Johnny May 2012 #45

Hmm. And current VASIMR drive technology can't give 1G of acceleration with today's technology. backscatter712 May 2012 #46

Just a suggestion: Don't put in the Auto Destruct function. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #47