sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down12
arrow-up1219arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squaretoiletobserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·3 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-up24·3 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-up7·2 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
minus-squareangband@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoInteresting rabbit hole. Thanks.
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
Interesting rabbit hole. Thanks.
Buhler? Buhler?