Re: hyperspace (was: cloaking device rules)

Mike writes:

> However, nuclear reactors are currently used in some spacecraft.  

Current spacecraft? Which ones?

>  There is hope to allow future incorporation into propulsion systems,
such 
>  as from the folks responsible for the Daedelus and Enzman starship
designs.

How do they plan to incorporate this? The idea of controlled nuclear
explosions sounds a bit dicey to me, and I can't imagine such a ship
having a
great deal of combat maneuverability! Nuclear power is great for
generating
large, sustained amounts of steam/electricity without the need for
refueling.
But unless you can use electricity to generate gravitic fields or some
such,
how do you translate this into thrust? Most sci-fi authors skip over
this one
and just say "the ship is powered by matter-antimatter engines" or some
such.

Scott Field

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