This is from the February issue of Aerospace International.
I admit that I really don't have a good grasp of post-Newtonian physics, although I have watched more Star Trek than is probably good for me. Anyhow, there seems to be at-least one serious brain behind this and it could change the aerospace industry out of all recognition....
.... if it works!
Breakthrough in Warp Drive?
A paper published in the New Scientist journal has outlined a concept for a magnetic warp drive which could propel spacecraft to Mars in three hours.
The concept uses an intense magnetic field to create propulsion and could also warp the craft into a parallel dimension to exceed the speed of light allowing interplanetary travel. One of the papers authors, a former head of ESA Aerodynamics, was quoted as saying that a working prototype engine could be built in about five years.
My rational self tells me this is all stuff and nonsense. But by gum I'd love to be wrong.
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