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1 posted on 10/28/2017 1:10:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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achieving 5.4 newtons of force compared with the old record of 3.3 newtons.

And how many HP is Newton?

2 posted on 10/28/2017 1:15:42 PM PDT by RedWing9 (Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
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The mass of the electrical power source will be a limit factor to the overall vehicle performance. Nuclear or +400 sq. meters of solar collector for Mars operation at rated power?


6 posted on 10/28/2017 1:36:53 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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Maybe you could add a nuclear reactor to it to power the magnetic field.


7 posted on 10/28/2017 1:52:54 PM PDT by Crucial
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Can it do the quarter mile in sub 13?


9 posted on 10/28/2017 2:15:44 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Thats going to leave trails of gas all over the system.

How long would it take the solar wind to disperse the smell.

Bad enough our comets smell like cat pee.

That’s gonna affect our extra-solar tourist industry.


16 posted on 10/28/2017 3:14:42 PM PDT by Doctor DNA
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Off topic but this thread makes me wonder if there has been any progress on the EM drive, the Chinese claim to have a working model.


20 posted on 10/28/2017 4:42:55 PM PDT by dangerdoc
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