Top 10 Government Projects Straight Out of Science Fiction

The U.S. space exploration budget has been majorly slashed since the Apollo Era, but scientists in this field still dream big. That's why in 2012, NASA and DARPA announced a new initiative: to achieve interstellar travel within the next 100 years. In a joint private/public venture, the agencies are aggressively researching new ways to reach beyond our solar system, to the stars. Last one to Alpha Centauri is a rotten egg!