NASA scientist and Advanced
Propulsion Team Lead Harold White has the kind of job thousands dream of
and few achieve — he’s in charge of the space agency’s efforts to
determine if a faster-than-light warp drive is actually possible and, if
it is, how we might create one. Now, in conjunction with artist Mark
Rademaker, White has unveiled a new star ship model that illustrates how
our consideration of the concept has evolved over the decades. Rademaker
designed the first theoretical warp ship concept to consciously echo
the Matt Jeffries design for the UEV-47; the first faster-than-light
version of the Star-ship Enterprise. This new version of the ship is
chunkier, more compact, and according to Harold White, a better match
for what the mathematics of an Alcubierre warp drive currently predict.
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