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Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program

The Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project (BPP) was a research project funded by NASA from 1996-2002 to study various proposals for revolutionary methods of spacecraft propulsion that would require breakthroughs in physics before they could be realized. The project ended in 2002, when the Advanced Space Transportation Program was reorganized and all speculative research (less than Technology readiness level 3) was cancelled.During its six years of operational funding, this program received a total investment of $1.2 million. The Breakthrough Propulsion Physics project addressed a selection of “incremental and affordable” research questions towards the overall goal of propellantless propulsion, hyperfast travel, and breakthrough propulsion methods. It selected and funded five external projects, two in-house tasks and oneminor grant.At the end of the project, conclusions into fourteen topics, including these funded projects, were summarized by program manager Marc G. Millis. Of these, six research avenues were found to be nonviable, four were identified as opportunities for continued research, and four remain unresolved. (Wikipedia).

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Advanced Propulsion for JPL Deep Space Missions | The von Kármán Lecture Series: 2009

JPL’s Dawn mission is en route to rendezvous with the main-belt asteroids Vesta and Ceres, and is using ion propulsion to get there. Similar thrusters have been used by communications satellites to control their orbits around Earth, but Dawn is one of the first NASA missions to use this te

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Kilopower: A Gateway to Abundant Power for Exploration

NASA is pursuing development and research of the Kilopower project in order to meet the agency’s anticipated future planetary surface power needs. The objective of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Kilopower project is to demonstrate space fission power systems technology to enab

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Space Launch System Scale and Power (Animation) (version 1)

Animation depicting NASA’s Space Launch System, the world's most powerful rocket for a new era of human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. With its unprecedented capabilities, SLS will launch astronauts in the agency’s Orion spacecraft on missions to explore multiple, deep-space destination

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NASA's Engines and Possible Speed of Light Propulsion?

New propulsion technology is explained and the most advanced the ion engine, which in theory can propel a spacecraft nearing the speed of light.

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Nuclear Fusion (Continued)

Further details of the nuclear fusion process.

From playlist Nuclear Physics

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Nuclear Propulsion In Space 1968 NERVA Manned Mars mission NASA video

This 1968 NASA video describes the NERVA program of nuclear powered rockets that NASA planned to use for its manned missions to Mars it had planned to send in 1978. Although it met its program goals, its massive expense caused it to be canceled in favor of the space shuttle in 1972. As a

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Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White

Dr. Sonny White is a physicist and mechanical engineer. He previously worked at NASA's Eagleworks Lab testing advanced propulsion systems, and developing ideas for faster-than-light travel. He's now working with Limitless Space, founded with the vision of advancing human space exploration

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Cryogenic Engines | The complete physics

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Interstellar Lecture by Kelvin Long

Full Lecture: In 2007 Kelvin Long set up to systematically address various aspects of interstellar travel. This included the faster than light warp drives of science fiction, the grand scale world ships required for interstellar colonisation strategies and the initiation of a research stu

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Interstellar Travel Without Breaking Physics with Andrew Higgins

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Interstellar Travel | Astrobiology Course 6.6

Learn the foundations of astrobiology from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona, with our Astrobiology: Exploring Other Worlds course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 6, SETI & Cosmic Companionship. Want to take the f

From playlist Astrobiology Course Module 6: SETI & Cosmic Companionship

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Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed?

Will Breakthrough Starshot make it to Alpha Centauri? Let's find out. Get your own Space Time t­shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspace

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Interstellar Highway System

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Weekly Space Hangout - February 13, 2015

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Was There a "Major" Breakthrough in Fusion? Not Really...Here Are The Facts

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Anti-Gravity: The Secret Space Race | Weird Science | Earth Lab

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Launchpad: Liftoff with Solid Rocket Boosters [Archived]

Discover how NASA gets rockets or the space shuttle off the launchpad and into space. Learn about the complex solid rocket boosters that use oxidizers and a solid fuel to create the lift that jettisons the shuttle upwards. [Archived 2014 - From 1981 through 2011, NASA space shuttles flew

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Should I Get Further Education (Master's, PhD, MBA, and More)?

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Is Interstellar Travel Impossible?

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Space is pretty deadly. But is it so deadly that we’re effectively imprisoned

From playlist The Real Science of Warp Drives, Wormoholes and Faster Than Light (FTL) Travel

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Ion-Powered Rockets Could Take Us to Distant Planets in a Fraction of the Time

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