Dr. Alex Friedman wrote a paper about wormholes for space travel but she didn't pick their brains about how their spaceship worked, or give it even a cursory examination.
Here's some related edification, although I'm not vouching for any of it:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/time-t ravel4.htm
http://www.space.com/17628-warp-drive-possible-interstellar-spacefligh t.html
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How do you know she didn't question them? Because you didn't see it happen? By that criteria I guess they didn't go to the bathroom during the entire adventure because...well, we didn't see it happen.
Yep...learn what a plot hole really is.
On November 6, 2012...God blessed America
I'm referring to the character development in the movie. Character development is done on screen, with definite scenes and dialog. Trivial routine matters, like bathroom functions, are not relevant to the plot or character development.
And according to her actual character development, she was more interested in Jack's Ford Mustang thoughts than the wormhole-starship technology
In fact, she appears to have totally dropped the ball as an astrophysicist, in not exploiting her discovery. She wrote some kind of an expose book about the alien encounter and conflict with the Feds, but there was no form of technology gain mentioned in the movie. That's a big disconnect. You can't just assume she might have done more that's not covered and developed in the movie.
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The story is king.
I said "sort of" a plot hole, which indicates that I'm aware of its not actually qualifying as "a plot hole".Sometimes it's smarter just to keep your mouth shut.🐭