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last week a story came out quoting an air force general saying that "technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour" [0]... [0
by jijji 7y ago
last week a story came out quoting an air force general saying that "technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour" [0]...
[0] https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31445/recently-retired-usaf-general-makes-eyebrow-raising-claims-about-advanced-space-technology https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31445/recently-retired...
- joshuaheard 7y agoI think he was referring to the new NASA supersonic plane, and meant "hours", not "hour". https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-x-59-quiet-supersonic-research-aircraft-cleared-for-final-assembly https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-x-59-quiet-superso...
- dkarras 7y ago>and meant "hours" Like a plane?
- jijji 7y agomaybe... but the video of him speaking [0] (at the 12:00 minute mark) is unambiguous with his words -- "less than an hour" was his actual quote, and there is no mention about any specific plane or technology. [0] https://youtu.be/KsPLmb6gAdw https://youtu.be/KsPLmb6gAdw
- goodcanadian 7y agoSounds like he was referring to a suborbital rocket flight.
- nradov 7y agoYes the Space Shuttle could basically do that.