sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squaretoiletobserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 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-up1·6 days agoThe em drive is what you’re thinking of, this is something different. That thing dropped off the radar a long time ago.
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.