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| The Millennium Falcon spaceship makes the "jump to light speed" in the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX |
Interesting news out of NASA's Johnson Space Center this week: A group of researchers has reportedly tested an electromagnetic (EM) propulsion drive that could potentially facilitate practical space travel in and around the solar system.
According to a report from industry watcher NASASpaceFlight.com, the EM drive could take a spacecraft to the moon in a matter of hours, and a trip to Mars in 70 days. It's not exactly a hyperspace drive, but it's surely a step in the right direction.
The idea of an EM drive isn't new — scientists in the American, British and Chinese space programs have been investigating the concept for a while.
But it's clear that EM drive research is ongoing at several different agencies, those forums are legit, and hey, sometimes news does leak out through unofficial channels. Just ask — oh, I don’t know — every single government agency on the planet.
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