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> Though if NASA have chosen to enter into a contract them that gives a big credibility boost. It'll be very interesting to see how it goes. NASA also funded e
by bArray 4y ago
> Though if NASA have chosen to enter into a contract them that gives a big credibility boost. It'll be very interesting to see how it goes.
NASA also funded experiments into the microwave engine thing [1], and that turned out to be bunk [2].
The point is, these are just tests. They give them a fair shake and see what happens. I highly suspect there are simply too many problems with flinging stuff into space for it to be practical.
[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/nasa-impossible-emdrive-physics-peer-review-space-science https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/nasa-impo...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster
- jazzyjackson 4y agoPlus the soul of NASA is innovating material and techniques for doing what can't yet be done -- even attempting the plainly impossible is likely to give engineers a fair shot at inventing something novel just trying to make it work.