Three superearths 22 light years away

[auroraglacialis]

As unforseen consequences often go - what are the chances it irradiates the source AND the destination?

... does anyone really make predictions on the effects of a FTL drive that is not even designed in theory yet?

I wonder however how could three planets be within the habitable zone of one star - it is after all rather limited (if you take the definition that excludes Mars- and Venuslike orbits) and planets tend to have a certain distance if they are to be in a stable orbit - if they are too close to each other, they have instable orbits due to the gavitation they have on each other.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Exoblade

Yes put to test the thing we're going to have to use it in earth orbit. You can't just built the thing and sent it out to another star in the first go.

Launch it at Mars, nobody'll mind.

Originally Posted by auroraglacialis

As unforseen consequences often go - what are the chances it irradiates the source AND the destination?

I don't think they're that high, unless forming the warp bubble itself releases radiation.

... does anyone really make predictions on the effects of a FTL drive that is not even designed in theory yet?

The theory is quite well-defined - the ship warps space to such a high degree that the volume of space its in gets dragged forward, motorized walkway-like.

The trick is, of course, engineering a device that can disconnect peices of the universe frome each other.

(Did I mention it works as a time machine? )