The propulsion of spacecraft using rocketry and reactionless methods | |
Image from Steve Bowers Shuttle mesh by Jack Higgins | |
Shuttle, a very early chemical rocket from Old Earth's Information age |
Image from Steve Bowers | |
The Robert Frisbee, an antimatter ship of the middle Federation age. |
Image from Steve Bowers and Juan Ochoa | |
Halo Drive vessel |
Image from Anders Sandberg | |
Interstellar Spacetime Catapult |
Software
When the central processing node of a system - especially of an AI - is penetrated, for example by an intrusion system (AI virus, hacking program, etc.).Hardware
When the casing or shell or container field of a nuclear reactor or ship drive system is penetrated, resulting in melt-down, release of radiation, super-heated plasma.