Exotic In-Space Propulsion Beyond the Known Frontiers of Physics with Les Johnson

What potential space propulsion technologies could be possible but are still beyond the known frontiers of physics? What is an Alcubierre drive? What is antigravity? What is zero point energy? What is dark energy and dark matter? Find out as Sean Patrick Hazlett meets with physicist, author, and NASA technologist, Les Johnson. You can also watch the episode here. Links Website Twitter Facebook Note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Books A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars Mission To Methonē The Spacetime War Saving Proxima (with Travis Taylor) Warp Speed (Warp Speed series Book 1) by Travis Taylor Biography Les Johnson is a physicist, author, and NASA technologist. He is an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the National Space Society, and MENSA. Publisher’s Weekly noted that “The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well…” when describing Les’s novel, Mission to Methone. His non- fiction book, with co-author Joe Meany, Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World was reviewed in the journal Nature, excerpted in American Scientist, and on Salon.com. In his day job, Les leads the development of advanced, in-space spacecraft propulsion technologies at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. During his career at NASA, Les served as the Manager for the Space Science Programs and Projects Office, the In-Space Propulsion Technology Project, and the Interstellar Propulsion Research Project. Sean Patrick Hazlett’s Books Weird World War III Weird World War IV Hell’s Well Alien Abattoir and Other Stories Alien Abattoir and Other Stories (Audio) The Post-Apocalyptic Tourist’s Guide to the Mojave Desert Copyright © 2023 Through a Glass Darkly. All rights reserved.