NASA Warp Drive Project - "Speeds" that Could Take a Spacecraft to Alpha Centauri in Two Weeks

Results of his Alcubierre Drive rethink:
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/cas...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/sci...
http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/1...
http://100yss.org/
http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-...

Michio Kaku dubbed Alcubierre's notion a "passport to the universe." It takes advantage of a quirk in the cosmological code that allows for the expansion and contraction of space-time, and could allow for hyper-fast travel between interstellar destinations. Essentially, the empty space behind a starship would be made to expand rapidly, pushing the craft in a forward direction — passengers would perceive it as movement despite the complete lack of acceleration.

Scientists speculate that such a drive could result in "speeds" that could take a spacecraft to Alpha Centauri in a mere two weeks — even though the system is 4.3 light-years away.

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Read more here:
http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-...

The warp drive: hyper-fast travel within general relativity:
http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/1...

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/sci...

100 Year Starship project
http://100yss.org/

Results of his Alcubierre Drive rethink:
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/cas...