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How Safe Is Travel To Mars?
"As NASA lays plans for travel to the moon and Mars, the agency is exploring propulsion systems, crew modules, and habitat structures [and more]."Fly by light
"Roger Shawyer has developed an engine with no moving parts that he believes can replace rockets and make trains, planes and automobiles obsolete." A propellant-free propulsion device ... anPoster of 'Munnabhai Chale Amerika'
Its here - its finally here - the first poster of the third installment in the highly successful ‘Munnabhai’ franchise has finally hit the web! ‘Munnabhai Chale Amrika&amWoodward, Mach and Breakthrough Propulsion
"... a vehicle powered by a so-called Mach-Lorentz Thruster [...] could not only make the four lunar trips a day but deliver almost 3000 tons of cargo a year." As long as the theory isn't buWhy We Need to Reach the Stars (and We Will)
Yes, I know what you are thinking: "It's impossible." And right now, you are right. Our current propulsion engines are, simply put, pathetic. We are still in the Stone Age of space travel.Deep Space Propulsion via Magnetic Fields
"What the researcher is proposing is that a spacecraft can be made to accelerate in a direction perpendicular to a magnetic field." Near-future sf writers, take notes.Microwave Propulsion for Spacecraft
A new principle of electric propulsion for spacecraft is introduced, using microwave technology to achieve direct conversion of d.c. power to thrust without the need for propellant.Electric Sail Rides the Solar Wind
"The so-called ‘electric sail’ would use fifty to one hundred 20-kilometer long charged tethers, their voltage maintained by a solar-powered electron gun aboard the vehicle."Speedy Germ Detector Works in Minutes
NASA scientists have developed a speedy new technology that can detect pathogens in 15 minutes flat. Developed for the planetary science division at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the new ..A Workable Photon Drive?
"A device called a Photonic Laser Thruster is making news since a December demonstration of the technology by its inventor, Young Bae." Potential space propulsion innovation.Magsails on the Solar Wind?
"...the possibilities of magnetic sails using a different kind of propulsion. Rather than being pushed by photons, a magsail interacts with the plasma of the solar wind."Squid-inspired design could mean better handling of underwater vehicles
"Inspired by the sleek and efficient propulsion of squid, jellyfish and other cephalopods, a ... researcher has designed a new generation of compact vortex generators that could make it easier ..Hawking: Humans must colonize other planets
"Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using "Star Trek"-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said on ThursdayLooking Back at Orion
"Driving the ship would be a nuclear arsenal of staggering proportions: 30 million nuclear bombs, each of which would explode 120 kilometers behind the vehicle at intervals of 1,000 seconds."New ion engine could propel spacecraft to Titan
Does what it says on the tin - NASA groundtesting a new thruster design. Sounds like a winner.New Propellantless Thruster Experiments
"A propellantless thruster would resolve the issue, but most theorists think that producing accelerating forces without expelling some kind of propellant mass from the vehicle is an idle dream.&qModular Upss Keep Data Centres Flying
Peter Bentley asked: Modular UPS technology has gained momentum over the past few years, especially in data centres. Uninterruptible Power Supplies Limited (UPSL) sales director Peter Bentley and ..The ion-propelled, remotely-powered jetpack - gizmag Article
"Personal Flight Systems (PFS) has recently been awarded the patent for personal flight using ion electronic air propulsion - a clean technology that has none of the dangerous explosive risks invRocket propulsion elements
Rocket Propulsion Elements guides readers evenhandedly through the complex factors that shape propulsion, with both theory and practical designBuilding Vast Solar Sails in Space
"Is this a method for making the kind of lightsail Robert Forward once analyzed as a way of getting payloads and human crews to nearby stars?" I don't know, but I sure hope it is.Russia Leads Nuclear Propulsion Space Race After U.S. Drops
The Russian space agency may build a nuclear-powered spacecraft with the blessing of the country's leader, Russian and international media reported Thursday.Blimps to swim through the air like fish
"Blimps steered by artificial muscles may one day swim through the air like fish, suggest recent flight tests." Old trope, new twist. Any bets on the time-till-included-in-sf-story of this iProject Orion
Project Orion was the project that involved high speed space travel, and the ability to put man on a planet as far as Pluto, and bring him home, in under a year. Nuclear propulsion died tragically.Engine on a Chip – the Dream of the Personal Turbine
"After a decade of work, the first millimeter size turbine engine developed by researchers at MIT should become operational by the end of this summer."Top 5 Coil Guns
"Here is a list of 5 cool coil guns, either one would be fun to try out." Erm, yes ... though it *is* quite cool to see sf-nal weapons can be made in one's garage. The Mundane SF folks shoulMicrobots Designed to Swim Like Bacteria
"Tiny microrobots are under development at Monash University in Australia. A remarkable micromotor will allow them to swim like an E. coli bacterium, which uses its flagella to move around."Barnard’s Star and the ‘Wait Equation’
"When do you decide to launch a starship? It’s a question based as much on cultural assumptions as technology."
