sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoNASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest achieved in U.S. tests of an electric propulsion systemgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1160arrow-down1external-linkNASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest achieved in U.S. tests of an electric propulsion systemgizmodo.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squaretoiletobserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-226 days agoDid they decide if this type of thrust is actually possible and not just a poorly designed experiment? Edit, nevermind, this isn’t the microwave thing
minus-squareangband@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·26 days agoThe em drive is what you’re thinking of, this is something different. That thing dropped off the radar a long time ago.
minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-225 days agoThere is a new one in the works, but forget what it is called. I want it to exist so bad. Edit: Charles Buhler’s work. Dunno if it has a name
Did they decide if this type of thrust is actually possible and not just a poorly designed experiment?
Edit, nevermind, this isn’t the microwave thing
The em drive is what you’re thinking of, this is something different. That thing dropped off the radar a long time ago.
There is a new one in the works, but forget what it is called.
I want it to exist so bad.
Edit:
Charles Buhler’s work. Dunno if it has a name
Buhler? Buhler?