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Well, Quantized Inertia[1] (a similar non-Newtonian gravity theory) will be flight tested in the next few months with a reactionless thruster, in space. The la
by mikewarot 3y ago
Well, Quantized Inertia[1] (a similar non-Newtonian gravity theory) will be flight tested in the next few months with a reactionless thruster, in space.
The launch is currently scheduled for Saturday, barring delays we should know if it was successful in moving a satellite in orbit in a few months.
Personally, I estimate the odds of success at about 50/50. The device has been tested on the ground, but things break. (Or the theory could be wrong)
[1] https://quantizedinertia.com/papers/ https://quantizedinertia.com/papers/
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago1. I would not regard such a theory as being a 50/50 chance, even if I assumed 100% of the spacecraft working. 2. Could you be a bit more specific about what you mean by "reactionless thruster"?
- mikewarot 3y agoIf it works, it'll be using what is essentially a leaky capacitor (two plates very close together) to generate thrust, with no reaction mass being ejected or expended. I assume that most people would put the odds a few orders of magnitude closer to zero, and most actual physicists would put it at zero.