From an artificial gravity chamber and a fuel free engine to a Martian airship: NASA funds 22 sci-fi proposals that could ‘expand how we explore the universe’
NASA has revealed a host of new proposals that could push human and robotic exploration of space even further. The space agency is investing in 22 early-stage projects for further development, many of which tap into ideas that once existed only in science fiction. This includes a radical sci-fi-inspired Mach Effect Thruster propulsion system (main image and bottom left, a plan for a vacuum Martian airship (bottom center) and a ‘Turbolift’ artificial gravity chamber (right). While the radical projects could take years before they can be used in a NASA mission, if at all, the agency says they could soon ‘expand how we explore the universe.’
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