| Title: | SPACE DRIVES: FROM LAUNCH LASERS TO WARP DRIVES |
|---|---|
| Category: | scitech |
| Timeslot: | Thu 04:00 pm (90 minutes) |
| Location: | ACC / 202-AB |
| Description: | A discussion of old and new ideas about space propulsion. Old standards: laser sustained propulsion, tethers, nuclear rockets, wormholes. New ideas: the Alcubierre warp drive, tachyon propulsion, axion ramjets. |
| Speaker(s): | Ctein(M), Jordin Kare, Michael S. Brotherton, James P. Hogan, G. David Nordley |