The EM drive to be supposedly tested in 2017 - Fingers crossed for its success

09/02/2016 - 23:42

David Hambling | Image: Cannae


The EmDrive, a hypothetical miracle propulsion system for outer space, has been sparking heated arguments for years. Now, Guido Fetta plans to settle the argument about reactionless space drives for once and for all by sending one into space to prove that it really generates thrust without exhaust.

Even if mainstream scientists say this is impossible.

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*Note, the recently discussed peer-reviewed paper ("Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio Frequency Cavity in Vacuum") won't be published online in AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power until December.