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Moonshoe
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"Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility
#22029414 - 08/01/15 04:39 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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This amazing new invention means we could be traveling to other planets and star systems much sooner, and much faster , then we imagined , and solves some of the biggest challenges facing interstellar travel !
Faster then a photon rocket and able to perpetuate motion indefinitely without fuel! Despite violating a fundamental physical law- it works !
Scientific advancements like this are accelerating and rocketing us into a mind bending future before our very eyes!
Impossible' rocket drive works and could get to Moon in four hours
This is why when people claim things are IMPOSSIBLE TODAY it might not be IMPOSSIBLE TOMORROW.
The British designed EM Drive actually works and would dramatically speed up space travel, scientists have confirmed
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.
However in recent years Nasa has confirmed that they believe it works and this week Martin Tajmar, a professor and chair for Space Systems at Dresden University of Technology in Germany also showed that it produces thrust.
The drive is capable of producing thrust several thousand times greater than even a photon rocket and could get to Mars within 70 days or Pluto within 18 months. A trip to Alpha Centauri, which would take tens of thousands of years to reach right now, could be reached in just 100 years.
"Our test campaign cannot confirm or refute the claims of the EM Drive but intends to independently assess possible side-effects in the measurements methods used so far," said Prof Tajmar.
"Nevertheless, we do observe thrust close to the actual predictions after eliminating many possible error sources that should warrant further investigation into the phenomena."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11769030/Impossible-rocket-drive-works-and-could-get-to-Moon-in-four-hours.html
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Re: "Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility [Re: Moonshoe]
#22029476 - 08/01/15 04:50 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Moonshoe said: ...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...
Unfortunately, this statement has me skeptical.
It will be fucking awesome if it does work though. But, even to the moon in 4 hours would take many years to get to the nearest star. Cool article.
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twighead
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Re: "Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility [Re: 4HO-DMT]
#22029555 - 08/01/15 05:09 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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IMPOSSIBRU!
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lood_dood
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Re: "Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility [Re: 4HO-DMT]
#22029563 - 08/01/15 05:11 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I want this to be real so I can be a badass space pirate by my youthful 60's
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Vsnares.Zappa
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Re: "Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility [Re: lood_dood]
#22029568 - 08/01/15 05:13 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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apparently, it's just a rumour. we're not even close to build it. link ?
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Psychonautica
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Re: "Impossible" new propulsion system makes interstellar travel a real possibility [Re: Vsnares.Zappa]
#22029574 - 08/01/15 05:14 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I actually read an article about this engine where they built it, and it gave off like.. .034 newton's of force, and that's it. A tiny miniscule almost useless amount of force.
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