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more about #spaceships more comments → HashMaster9000: Since when did NASA get it's Star Trek Deep Space 9 DVD's out of stoarge, and start looking to them for ideas? Is Sisko going to go to Cardassia in th... more » Evangelion: Ramiel? O_o #solarwind more » Quilt: Wasn't there a Deep Space Nine episode about this kind of thing? #solarwind more » supersixone: more » Xagest: Isn't this kinda one way? You can only move away from the sun, right? #solarwind more » badhatharry: Hey, Ellison, I know where you can get another 10 million dollar mast. more » thecolor: must agree with @ Lite: hates Illinois Nazis on that, tron had it in the bag, what took so long? more » K.P.: I remember first hearing about this maybe 5 or 6 years ago in university. I remember one of the things that was a big concern were the liabilities ass... more » Digo: Awesome, now that we're going to be sailing in space maybe Brazil will finally be a player in the space race =P #solarwind more » Hello Mister Walrus: Didn't Count Dooku have one of these? #solarwind more » FriarNurgle: Sweet and then it can be folded up as a giant space Pteranodon. #solarwind more » Julien Castelli: The closest star system is alpha centauri, at 4.37 light years from Sol. That 41.5 trillion Km, so if this 100 years ETA is accurate, it would be an a... more » Curves: Funny how the oldest ideas keep returning. A new kind of sailing, but sailing to be sure! #solarwind more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I'm happy to see they are finally implementing an actual device using this, but let's be honest here. Even Tron contained a model involving a solar s... more » Dr Durdon: Solar winds will be caught by these mylar sails!Come on people, we need something realistic here! We've got 18 days! #solarwind more » -
#space
New Spacecraft Uses Starlight to Propel its Sails
A new spacecraft is being launched in about a year, one designed to travel across the solar system. But instead of using rockets to propel itself, it uses sails. Sails pushed by light. More » -
#spaceships
Own Your Own Starfleet Shuttle Simulator
A Utah school is selling off its Star Trek-inspired USS Galileo, which means this is your chance to own your very own spaceship simulator. It's perfectly practical! [Auction via io9] More » -
#spaceships
How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
725.35 meters. A whoppumental 2,379.75 feet. That's how big the new super-sized Enterprise is. Here you can see it compared against the Galactica, the good old Enterprise, the Blockade Runner, and the ISS. UPDATED More » -
#space
Virgin Galactic's Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap
Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve's Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More » -
#retromodo
1918 Artwork Imagines Space Travel at a Blistering Two Miles Per Minute
You can't fault a 1918 artist for thinking future spacemen would travel the stars at two miles/minute (120 mph). But to think that astronauts would travel open canopy, Wright Brothers style? Cah-rayzee talk. More » -
#tron2
Tron 2 Vehicle Designer Daniel Simon Is an Intergalactic Hardware Visionary
Daniel Simon, the guy designing the lightcycles and other crazy vehicles for Tron 2, previously published Cosmic Motors, a compendium of otherworldly vessels you will never drive, but spend your life wishing you could. More » -
#space
Skylon Rocket/Jet Hybrid Is, Scientifically Speaking, Super Cool
The Skylon reusable space plane takes off from an airport runway, burns atmospheric oxygen, switching to liquid oxygen and hydrogen to hit escape velocity and attain orbit. At least, it will in 10 years. More » -
#pets
The Hamster Rocket Is a Blast!
Most hamsters are content to hang out on a wheel all day. The intrepid prefer a ball. But the truly courageous, they long to go where no hamster has gone before. More » -
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#exploitation
Custom Star Wars Clock Preys On Innocent Dorks
Star Wars dorks are second to none in spending crazy amounts of money on anything branded with their obsession, but at what point does it become exploitative? I'll just throw it out there: this clock. More » -
#starwars
How To: Origami Millennium Falcon
Wired's January issue contains this origami Millennium Falcon tutorial. Even better, the creator, Philip Schulz, has a website full of origami directions almost every ship in the imperial and rebel fleet. [HappyMagPie via Wired] -
#architecture
Buildings That Could Be Mistaken For Famous Spaceships
What happens when architects are also major sci-fi nerds? The massive gallery complied by io9 might give you an idea. It features buildings that resemble the Death Star, Enterprise and the Borg Cube. [io9] -
#space
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Performing Runway Tests
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, the ship that will deliver SpaceShipTwo into orbit, just started performing runway tests. We're one step closer to personal space travel, folks. -
#space
9,000-Square-Foot Spaceship Built in Germany, Open for Your Exploration
A new 9,000-square-foot, 3-story spaceship called "Second Solar" has just been constructed in the German city of Böblingen, designed to travel to distant solar systems to research inhabitable environments. It's loaded up with "giant engines, a thermal shell to protect the crew and landing runners designed to cope with unknown surface conditions." Oh, and it was designed for children. More »
