I said possible.
That's right, a drive that allows you to move faster than the speed of light. Speeds above that which light travels at are theoretically not "possible" according to Einstein's theory of relativity, meaning that any given object can't travel above c (the speed of light). To do so it would require unlimited energy/mass. Part of some of the cool stuff we get from E = mc2
So to travel above c you would need something other than rockets propelling your spaceship...and since you can't move the actual space ship faster than light, why not just move a chunk of space-time?
Scientists have already done a few studies that suggest moving space-time might be possible, it's certainly plausible. Some have thought of harnessing dark energy, a mysterious force in the universe responsible for the universe's expansion that takes up about 74% of the universe.
Someday we may have warp drives, but then again, we may have anything in that "someday". Warp drives may not be possible, but there are many optimistic physicists out there. Even if we don't discover a way to be able to attain warp 6 or something, we will undoubtably make many discoveries a long the way.
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