Two Scientists Are Building a Real Star Trek ‘Impulse Engine’

Space may be the final frontier, but we can’t go far on rocket fuel. Now, two scientists are working on a device that may one day make the “impulse engine” from Star Trek real.

For more information about the MEGA Drive concept:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269207998_Theory_of_a_Mach_Effect_Thruster_I
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/niac_2018_phii_woodward_macheffects_2_tagged.pdf

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