HONG KONG: NASA believes it might eventually achieve Warp Drive, transforming a science fiction idea into fact. Warp Drive is a hypothetical FTL (faster-than-light) propulsion system, as occurs in the Star Trek series, where the spacecraft is equipped with a propulsion system that pushes it to speeds far exceeding that of light.
At the moment, NASA is looking at possibly achieving more modest speeds, perhaps 9.4% of the speed of light. However, that would be a massive leap for space travel.
NASA says it has successfully completed a propulsion test using an EM (electromagnetic) drive within a vacuum. The new engine, it says, would allow future spacecraft to travel through space infinitesimally faster than they can today.
The major breakthrough is the result of a multi-year international effort involving several competing research team, NASA says.
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