Science fact
— Ion engines Nasa’s Deep Space 1 comet chaser, and the European Space Agency’s Smart1 probe, have ion engines. Charged atoms are fired into space at about 1,000mph (1,600km/h), building up to propel the craft at up to 36,000mph
— Artificial eyes Scientists at the University of Southern California have created a “bionic eye” that has already been fitted to six blind patients
— Cloaking devices Scientists at Imperial College London have shown that it is theoretically possible to create materials that bend light so that they appear invisible
1 posted on
04/17/2007 9:18:47 PM PDT by
Nachum
To: Nachum; monkapotamus; All
2 posted on
04/17/2007 9:22:10 PM PDT by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: Nachum
And the energy will come by magic!
To: KevinDavis
5 posted on
04/17/2007 9:39:50 PM PDT by
Thunder90
To: Nachum
To boldly go where no man has gone before...
6 posted on
04/17/2007 9:41:50 PM PDT by
TBP
To: Nachum
Tsk (rolls eyes)
Dude, Klingons had DISruptors (done in Valley Girl accent) and the Enterprise has, like Phasers......
Dude, you like *so* need to pay attention to the science......(shuffles off)
7 posted on
04/17/2007 9:43:12 PM PDT by
ASOC
(Yeah, well, maybe - but can you *prove* it?)
To: Nachum
One day man will sail the gulf between the stars as we today sail the seas.
8 posted on
04/17/2007 9:55:50 PM PDT by
BigCinBigD
(You "abort" bad missile launches and carrier landings. Not babies.)
To: Nachum
has anyone built a Doomsday Machine yet? that would rule...
10 posted on
04/17/2007 10:13:55 PM PDT by
isom35
To: Nachum
Need a fusion reactor first..
12 posted on
04/17/2007 10:52:24 PM PDT by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
To: Nachum
Can they produce a magnetic field strong and big enough the cover the entire ship for the duration of a trip to Mars?
14 posted on
04/18/2007 12:06:28 AM PDT by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
19 posted on
04/18/2007 5:52:40 PM PDT by
KevinDavis
(?To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace? ?)
To: Nachum
Just don’t build a holographic chamber (ST-TNG)! It’s hard enough getting the Airman to put down their cell phones and get to work! I can’t imagine what it would be like trying to drag them out of their “fantasy lands!”
But then again; the creepy ones would probably go in and never come out...
20 posted on
04/18/2007 6:01:14 PM PDT by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Nachum
Oh no, not the Star Trek shields, those things were ALWAYS failing, never seemed to have enough power ... NASA must be able to do better than that!
21 posted on
04/18/2007 6:07:53 PM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: Nachum
“Ion engines Nasa’s Deep Space 1 comet chaser, and the European Space Agency’s Smart1 probe, have ion engines. Charged atoms are fired into space at about 1,000mph (1,600km/h), building up to propel the craft at up to 36,000mph”
And take many months to reach that velocity.
...of course, the real danger of long trips in space is boredom...
23 posted on
04/19/2007 11:28:38 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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