Posted on 07/28/2015 10:58:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Interplanetary travel could be a step closer after scientists confirmed that an electromagnetic propulsion drive, which is fast enough to get to the Moon in four hours, actually works.
The EM Drive was developed by the British inventor Roger Shawyer nearly 15 years ago but was ridiculed at the time as being scientifically impossible.
It produces thrust by using solar power to generate multiple microwaves that move back and forth in an enclosed chamber. This means that until something fails or wears down, theoretically the engine could keep running forever without the need for rocket fuel.
The drive, which has been likened to Star Trek’s Impulse Drive, has left scientists scratching their heads because it defies one of the fundamental concepts of physics – the conservation of momentum – which states that if something is propelled forward, something must be pushed in the opposite direction. So the forces inside the chamber should cancel each other out.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
In before somebody brings up dilithium crystals. I just did!
yeah, this is the one the musloids used to go to the moon in 1635
In all reality. They need to stop talking theory and spend a million with a prototype, tracking suite, and a trip on a SpaceX Dragon.
Put one up and see how it flies. If its as successful as the theory purports, the proof of cost will be chump change.
concept.
Autocorrect wins!
Or we could follow Russia’s advice and jump real high on trampolines since that cash is better used helping muslims feel better about themselves.
I bet you Elon Musk is reading this article.
The conservation of momentum isn’t violated just because the mass dispersed is too small to measure. If a miniscule even microscopic mass is dispersed at speeds approaching C, a great amount of momentum can still be maintained. The issue to me would seem controlled vectoring of such a device.
skip the dilithium - go for teleportation
Its also only violating conservation of momentum if one throws out Quantum Physics and virtual particles.
The tests regarding the Casimir Effect have indicated their existence.
This would be applying the Casimir Effect on a continuous timeframe.
We can’t spend money on that! There are people in Ferguson and Baltimore with only one big screen TV.
Anyone with a good physics background should be able to see that the thing produces thrust based on those 1/4-20 threaded rods.
I think we’re on the same page.
Interesting times.
Of course! Er...I think maybe...
Half the trip better be spent in braking.
EM Flux Capacitor Drive
” I bet you Elon Musk is reading this article.”
They already named it after him - EM drive!
Roger Shawyer got the idea from John Titor.
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