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Getting There From Here Progress Report #5 - March 3, 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:53:00 GMT

A more active month in February, with a more than 144% increase in traffic to the website. This was primarily attributable to two factors: more activity in the blog, and our first advertising (a Google AdWords campaign, described below). Here is what progress we made:More...

The Economics of Space Exploration

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:36:00 GMT

Exploring and developing space may be expensive, but the rewards greatly outweigh the costs.More...

One-Way to Get There

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:19:00 GMT

Let's go to the Moon or Mars! Wait, you want to be able to come back? That could be a problem...More...

SPESIF Abstract Discussion: Vacuum Energy

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:02:00 GMT

One of the SPESIF abstracts talks about ways to extract energy and propulsion from the quantum vacuum energy.More...

SPESIF Abstract Discussion: Faster-Than-Light Communications

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:51:00 GMT

One of the SPESIF abstracts talks about using entangled photons to communicate faster than the speed of light.More...

NASA Wants Your Input

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:01:00 GMT

NASA is seeking input from the general public on the creation of an Open Government Plan. Here is your chance to put your ideas in front of the government!More...

SPESIF Abstract Discussion: Exploiting Near-Earth Asteroids

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:56:00 GMT

One of the SPESIF abstracts discusses a proposal for harvesting near-Earth asteroids for resources and other uses.More...

SPESIF Abstract Discussion: MagLev Launch

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT

One of the SPESIF abstracts discusses a proposed magnetic levitation launch system for low-cost access to orbit.More...

Discussion of SPESIF Abstracts Part Four: Interstellar Travel

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:50:00 GMT

Later this month (February 23-25), Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory will host the Space, Propulsion, and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF). During the three days of this conference, there will be a sizeable number of presentations of interest for Getting There From Here. The range of these talks is broad, from the near-term scale of technologies for improved thermodynamic materials for use in space exploration, to more economical means of reaching orbit, to theoretical means of travelling and communicating faster than the speed of light. In this series, we examine some of the abstracts of talks that will be presented at this conference.

In Part Four, we discuss some of the abstracts related to travelling beyond our Solar System.More...

Discussion of SPESIF Abstracts Part Three: Gravity

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:35:00 GMT

Later this month (February 23-25), Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory will host the Space, Propulsion, and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF). During the three days of this conference, there will be a sizeable number of presentations of interest for Getting There From Here. The range of these talks is broad, from the near-term scale of technologies for improved thermodynamic materials for use in space exploration, to more economical means of reaching orbit, to theoretical means of travelling and communicating faster than the speed of light. In this series, we examine some of the abstracts of talks that will be presented at this conference.

In Part Three, we discuss some of the abstracts related to theoretical means of manipulating gravity.More...