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I feel like at this point it'd be easier to send it to space and toss it out the airlock with a battery and just... See if it goes anywhere
by eximius 6y ago
I feel like at this point it'd be easier to send it to space and toss it out the airlock with a battery and just... See if it goes anywhere
- m463 6y agoI know, right? Elon musk has been launching 60 satellites just about every week. Throw one in there!
- roywiggins 6y agoYou can generate thrust in Earth orbit with electricity by pushing off the planet's magnetic field, so it's not quite a perfect test. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether
- captn3m0 6y agoThere were some news around a cubesat emdrive, but I doubt they actually launched. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a22678/em-drive-cannae-cubesat-reactionless/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a22678/em-dr... https://www.sciencealert.com/the-impossible-em-drive-is-about-to-be-tested-in-space https://www.sciencealert.com/the-impossible-em-drive-is-abou...