Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	Finally A Presidential Announcement I Applaud
Date:	5/16/2020 12:28:11 PM

President Trump just announced we have developed a missile 17 times faster than anything currently in our stockpile. He called it a super duper missile. That pretty well describes a fast missile in terms even his base on the Forum can relate to.

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	I like the virus vaccine “warp speed” project
Date:	5/16/2020 1:30:53 PM

There's nothing wrong with good old fashioned projects that challenge scientists and other experts!  

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	I like the virus vaccine “warp speed” project
Date:	5/16/2020 4:44:47 PM (updated 5/16/2020 4:45:59 PM)

What's the Mach of Warp 1?  Enquiring Republicans want to know.

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	I like the virus vaccine “warp speed” project
Date:	5/16/2020 5:37:58 PM

We will have to ask Mr. Spock!

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	I like the virus vaccine “warp speed” project
Date:	5/16/2020 10:31:08 PM

Mr. Spock says the speed of light is defined as 299792458 metres per second (approximately 300000 km/s, or 186000 mi/s)

The speed of sound in air is about 343 metres per second (1,235 km/h; 1,125 ft/s; 767 mph)  or Mach 1 I think.

If Warp One is the speed of light then Warp 1 is  904460 mach  or  693,720,820 miles per hour.

speed of light in vacuum =
904460.441682254 Mach at sea level & 32 dF
(velocity)

So the Enterprise wide open at Warp Nine is going 6,243,487,380 miles  per hour.

So Kirk can top out the ship at just over 6 billion miles per hour.  Just curious.


Trump could go faster without all the dead weight dragging him down.