In 1996, NASA established the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics program to seek the ultimate breakthroughs in space transportation: propulsion that requires no propellant mass, propulsion that attains the maximum transit speeds physically possible, and breakthrough methods of energy production to power such devices. Topics of interest include experiments and theories regarding the coupling of gravity and electromagnetism, vacuum fluctuation energy, warp drives and worm-holes, and superluminal quantum effects. Because these propulsion goals are presumably far from fruition, a special emphasis is to identify affordable, near-term, and credible research that could make measurable progress toward these propulsion goals. The methods of the program and the results of the 1997 workshop are presented. This Breakthrough Propulsion Physics program, managed by Lewis Research Center, is one part of a comprehensive, long range Advanced Space Transportation Plan managed by Marshall Space Flight Center.


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    Title :

    NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions ; 1998 ; Aosta, Italy


    Publication date :

    1998-06-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    NASA breakthrough propulsion physics program

    Millis, M. G. / International Academy of Astronautics | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999


    NASA breakthrough propulsion physics program

    Millis, M.G. | Online Contents | 1999



    NASA breakthrough propulsion physics program

    Millis, M.G. | Online Contents | 1999