Points captured from Class Discussion The us government should give higher priority to r&d investment in zero point Energy than scramjet propulsion OS ons Applications are much Looking at applied science for larger for ZPE scramjets vs science fiction for ZPE More stakeholders Wide variety of applications Auto. space Military, commerci New energy source to wean SSTO us from fossil fuels Challenge is engineering complexity does not need new phySICS I ike zpe Would drive student interest Now have a data point with recent test flightPoints Captured from Class Discussion The US Government should give higher priority to R&D investment in Zero Point Energy than scramjet propulsion. • P r o s – Applications are much larger for ZPE – More stakeholders • Auto, space,… – New energy source to wean us from fossil fuels • Cons – Looking at applied science for scramjets vs science fiction for ZPE – Wide variety of applications • Military, commercial • SSTO – Challenge is engineering complexity. Does not need new physics like ZPE – Would drive student interest – Now have a data point with recent test flight