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Post by soldierreaper on Aug 1, 2014 15:30:54 GMT
US space agency NASA has validated a space drive that was previously thought "impossible". Now it confirms the microwave drive is a reality. The EmDrive was developed by British scientist Roger Sawyer but was written off as impossible. Then a Chinese team went and built one too. Despite NASA rejecting the relativity-based drives as impossible, according to the law of conservation of momentum, it's now saying microwave thrusters appear to work. Unlike traditional combustion that creates explosions of fuel to move, the EmDrive uses microwaves bounced around inside a closed container to create thrust. This means it can be installed on satellites to be powered by solar panels. Current satellites could be half the size at launch without the need to carry all the fuel they currently do. The drive built by China managed 720mN, or 72g, of power. Not a great deal but enough to move a satellite about in space without the reliance on fuel. The change of heart on NASA's part came after US scientist Guido Fetta built his own microwave thruster dubbed Cannae Drive. The results were presented on 30 July at the 50th Joint Propulsion Conference where they were deemed positive. www.pocket-lint.com/news/130168-nasa-confirms-microwave-space-drive-is-possible-fuel-free-propulsion-incoming
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Post by buddhaman on Aug 3, 2014 3:40:18 GMT
Now if it's in a closed container could it be used in a space station to make burritos and make slight course adjustments?
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