This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Imagine a rocket that works without fuel. You pump energy into it and ...

NASA is renowned for doing really difficult stuff. You want to drop a Mini-sized lander on Mars using a sky crane? Well, NASA will do that for you. There is a view of NASA as staid and conservative ...