The VASMIR engine uses magnets to super heat gas into a plasma that can drive a ship to Mars in just over a month. Take a look at how it works and ponder the possibilities.
A bunch of Australian, Peace Keepers the lot of them, have proven that the Alcubierre field, otherwise known as the Warp Drive, has some problems with the math that would blow the socks off those awaiting your arrival. Is this a problem that should be addressed in the storyworld? Or will someone one day figure out a way around it? Where’s my PK Tech Girl when I need her?
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Is the future of the space suit going to look more like science-fiction or deep sea diving? A lot of very smart people are working on the problem of moving in space while still providing the protection we’ll need.
NASA’s out there thinking about how people will live when we finally send someone to Mars.
