spacedrive
Fictional starship propulsion
A spacedrive is a hypothetical or fictional propulsion system for spacecraft that doesn't rely on conventional reaction mass—no rockets expelling fuel.
Science fiction imagines various types: warp drives that bend space, hyperdrives that bypass it, impulse drives for sublight travel.
The term appears in speculative physics discussions about propellantless propulsion: Researchers are exploring whether a functional spacedrive is theoretically possible.
Forceful forward motion
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
afterburner · maneuvering · impulse · sublight · ion · plasma · nuclear · chemical
Bend from true form
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
nebula · cosmos · lightspeed · sublight · impulse · propulsion · antimatter · wormhole
Crew of spacecraft
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- orbitCurved celestial path
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
mission · probe · rover · discovery · voyage · frontier · celestial · astronomical
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- distributedDivided and given out
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
- rustIron oxide coating
app · interface · sync · backup · encryption · decentralized · virtual · database
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
inertia · afterburner · maneuvering · impulse · sublight · ion · plasma · nuclear · chemical · fusion
warp
Bend from true form
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
galaxy · nebula · cosmos · lightspeed · sublight · impulse · propulsion · antimatter · wormhole · federation
astronauts
Crew of spacecraft
telescope · mission · probe · rover · discovery · voyage · frontier · celestial · astronomical · observatory
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- distributedDivided and given out
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
rust · app · interface · sync · backup · encryption · decentralized · virtual · database
spacedrivechemical rocket
Thrust via burning propellants
rocket engine · ion thruster · combustion engine · jet propulsion · solid rocket booster
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