After months of speculation and rumor, NASA has finally released its long-awaited research paper on the controversial EM Drive propulsion system. The paper was recently published in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' peer-reviewed Journal of Propulsion and Power. If the electromagnetic technology proves sound, it could radically change the way humans travel in space, opening up the possibility of journeys to Mars in just 70 days. But there is no shortage of skeptics who are adamant that the drive is more science fiction than science fact. Critics are quick to point out that the drive violates one of the fundamental laws of physics, namely: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. With the science world abuzz in light of the recent developments, UConn Today called on engineering professor Brice Cassenti, an expert in advanced propulsion systems, to help us understand what's happening.
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Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio-Frequency Cavity in Vacuum
Harold White,∗ Paul March,† James Lawrence,‡ Jerry Vera,§ Andre Sylvester,¶ David Brady,** and Paul Bailey††
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058
DOI: 10.2514/1.B36120
[Abstract]
A vacuum test campaign evaluating the impulsive thrust performance of a tapered radio-frequency test article excited in the transverse magnitude 212 mode at 1937 MHz has been completed. The test campaign consisted of a forward thrust phase and reverse thrust phase at less than 8×10^−6 torr vacuum with power scans at 40, 60, and 80W. The test campaign included a null thrust test effort to identify any mundane sources of impulsive thrust; however, none were identified. Thrust data from forward, reverse, and null suggested that the system was consistently performing with a thrust-to-power ratio of 1.2 ± 0.1 mN∕kW.
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Perhaps the most hopeful news of my adult life!
I grew up a fan of hard science fiction, but after I learned real physics and their political corruption I have become disappointed in our chances of getting off this Edenic planet birth place.
Pray POTUS-elect Donald J. Trump reconfigures NASA to its original mission and optimizes this EM resonant cavity engine.
http://ift.tt/2gUG9Tb
Free full text PDF. http://ift.tt/2g4WG2W
Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio-Frequency Cavity in Vacuum
Harold White,∗ Paul March,† James Lawrence,‡ Jerry Vera,§ Andre Sylvester,¶ David Brady,** and Paul Bailey††
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058
DOI: 10.2514/1.B36120
[Abstract]
A vacuum test campaign evaluating the impulsive thrust performance of a tapered radio-frequency test article excited in the transverse magnitude 212 mode at 1937 MHz has been completed. The test campaign consisted of a forward thrust phase and reverse thrust phase at less than 8×10^−6 torr vacuum with power scans at 40, 60, and 80W. The test campaign included a null thrust test effort to identify any mundane sources of impulsive thrust; however, none were identified. Thrust data from forward, reverse, and null suggested that the system was consistently performing with a thrust-to-power ratio of 1.2 ± 0.1 mN∕kW.
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Perhaps the most hopeful news of my adult life!
I grew up a fan of hard science fiction, but after I learned real physics and their political corruption I have become disappointed in our chances of getting off this Edenic planet birth place.
Pray POTUS-elect Donald J. Trump reconfigures NASA to its original mission and optimizes this EM resonant cavity engine.
NASA's paradoxical EM propulsion drive. Newton's Third Law violated apparently!
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