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> There are however efforts underway to actually put one of these things into space in the form of a tiny satellite, and see if any thrust is produced there, wh
by _pmf_ 10y ago
> There are however efforts underway to actually put one of these things into space in the form of a tiny satellite, and see if any thrust is produced there, which seems like the perfect experimental setup.
Wouldn't this have the problem that the object will constantly being hit by particles (and the distribution of particles will not be random) and accelerated by these?
- LoSboccacc 10y agoyes but they can use data from pioneer to correct for it, especially if they are far enough from earth, also if the drive can be cycled, they can measure against the condition at rest.