How the eerie drone of a 'Star Trek' spaceship's engine lulls people to sleep

Get the Full StoryWhen a crew member aboard Star Trek's USS Enterprise is accused of sabotaging the futuristic ship, a noble Captain Jean-Luc Picard comes the accused traitor's defense, delivering a grave message to his exploration corps:

"Have we become so fearful, have we become so cowardly, that we must extinguish a man because he carries the blood of a current enemy?" Picard asks a spaceship tribunal.

It's a seminal moment in Star Trek: The Next Generation history, and in the background of Picard's speech like most every scene aboard the Enterprise is the omnipresent drone of the starship's powerful engine. Read more...More about Space, Science, Sleep, Star Trek, and Scifi

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