[ExI] New Design of interstellar warp drive

[Stuart LaForge]

On 2024-06-01 02:44, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2024 at 01:22, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You just need to get in and out of a hollow shell dense enough to be a 
>> black hole.
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> Yes, being able to manipulate gravity fields would be a big help.
> Bending space will probably require a lot of energy.
> If that ever becomes possible, there are many other implications that
> could affect most everything.  :)

Even being able to accurately map gravitational fields in real time 
would be a huge benefit. This would enable a robust Interplanetary 
Transport Network that would allow us to very efficiently transport 
people and commodities around the solar system like existing highway or 
railway systems allow planet side. Imagine a navigation computer that 
calculated the precise burn and heading you would need to use 
gravitational sling shots, transfer orbits, and braking at the 
destination. Perhaps even something like an interplanetary bus route. 
That seems achievable with existing technology especially with the 
current advances in AI.

Stuart LaForge