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"EagleWorks" is not a recognized lab of NASA. Despite the title, this announcement comes from a (somewhat rogue) group of individuals, not the agency.

snowwrestler 11y ago
It's a real lab that is recognized and funded by NASA. > NASA/JSC is implementing an advanced propulsion physics laboratory, informally known as "Eagleworks", to pursue propulsion technologies necessary to enable human exploration of the solar system over the next 50 years, and enabling interstellar spaceflight by the end of the century. This work directly supports the "Breakthrough Propulsion" objectives detailed in the NASA OCT TA02 In-space Propulsion Roadmap, and aligns with the #10 Top Technical Challenge identified in the report. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023492 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023492 That is because "Breakthrough Propulsion" is included in the NASA Technology Roadmaps: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html > TA 2.3.7 Breakthrough Propulsion > Breakthrough propulsion is an area of technology development that seeks to explore and develop a deeper understanding of the nature of space-time, gravitation, inertial frames, quantum vacuum, and other fundamental physical phenomena with the overall objective of developing advanced propulsion applications and systems that will revolutionize space exploration. It's good to be skeptical of weird or unexpected results, but this is a real area of study for NASA. It's not an investor scam or something like that. And really, it makes sense. If NASA is not going to look far into the future of space travel, who is? It's prudent to spend a bit of money chasing down crazy ideas, just in case one pans out. That said, this particular "announcement" is apparently just a forum post, and I agree shouldn't be treated as an official NASA announcement.

snowwrestler 11y ago

It's a real lab that is recognized and funded by NASA. > NASA/JSC is implementing an advanced propulsion physics laboratory, informally known as "Eagleworks", to pursue propulsion technologies necessary to enable human exploration of the solar system over the next 50 years, and enabling interstellar spaceflight by the end of the century. This work directly supports the "Breakthrough Propulsion" objectives detailed in the NASA OCT TA02 In-space Propulsion Roadmap, and aligns with the #10 Top Technical Challenge identified in the report. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023492 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023492 That is because "Breakthrough Propulsion" is included in the NASA Technology Roadmaps: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html > TA 2.3.7 Breakthrough Propulsion > Breakthrough propulsion is an area of technology development that seeks to explore and develop a deeper understanding of the nature of space-time, gravitation, inertial frames, quantum vacuum, and other fundamental physical phenomena with the overall objective of developing advanced propulsion applications and systems that will revolutionize space exploration. It's good to be skeptical of weird or unexpected results, but this is a real area of study for NASA. It's not an investor scam or something like that. And really, it makes sense. If NASA is not going to look far into the future of space travel, who is? It's prudent to spend a bit of money chasing down crazy ideas, just in case one pans out. That said, this particular "announcement" is apparently just a forum post, and I agree shouldn't be treated as an official NASA announcement.