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TheKentuckian

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

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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