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January 10, 2006
Ross 128 in 80 days
The United States Air Force Z Machine, capable of generating intense magnetic fields, is being harnessed in a study of an hyperspace engine capable of a three-hour trip to Mars or an 11 light year trip in 80 days. That is only a 30 day trip to Proxima Centauri...
The theoretical engine works by creating an intense magnetic field that, according to ideas first developed by the late scientist Burkhard Heim in the 1950s, would produce a gravitational field and result in thrust for a spacecraft.
Also, if a large enough magnetic field was created, the craft would slip into a different dimension, where the speed of light is faster, allowing incredible speeds to be reached. Switching off the magnetic field would result in the engine reappearing in our current dimension.
Also, if a large enough magnetic field was created, the craft would slip into a different dimension, where the speed of light is faster, allowing incredible speeds to be reached. Switching off the magnetic field would result in the engine reappearing in our current dimension.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 10, 2006 09:34 AM
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