http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/outthere/2014/08/06/nasa-validate-imposible-space-drive-word/#.Vjx__vmrTWI
Remember when it was reported scientists had discovered faster than light neutrinos a few years ago? Except they didn't, since they used a slightly shorter cable in one of their instruments? This is basically that all over again.
I don't mean to offend anyone, it's just I'm sick of seeing this story sensationalized by the Daily Mail, Popsci, and other online sources, and then seeing it leak onto more reputable media.
NASA is trying to distance itself from this, which is kind of how the scientists behind the debunked FTL neutrinos handled it. They let people know they did an experiment which doesn't seem quite right, and now they want to make sure everything checks out. Because odds are very likely that the laws of physics are in fact sound. And "NASA" isn't behind this. It's 5 guys who work for NASA.
Can't we all speculate about Star Wars 7 first, and come back to this after it's been reviewed and put under some more scrutiny?