Questions about Nasa's space drive answered
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Questions about Nasa's space drive answered
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#2Deep breaths. Probably experimental error. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof...
God DAMN this is exciting.
Re: Questions about Nasa's space drive answered
#3Deep breaths. Probably experimental error. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof... God DAMN this is exciting.
As the article points out in 8., there have been previous, independent experiences that support the results.
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#4Where can I find blueprints?
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#5Deep breaths. Probably experimental error. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof... God DAMN this is exciting.
As the article points out in 8., there have been previous, independent experiences that support the results.
Well yes, without those it wouldn't even be worth talking about. I don't think the several experiments so far rise to the level of "extraordinary", but now that this is capturing so much attention, I don't doubt we'll get there soon.
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#6Is this the same thing as the Q-thruster?
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#7Please be true, please be true!
How big is a two megawatt nuclear power source anyway? A quick search showed nuclear power plants are in the hundreds to low thousands of megawatt range, and RTGs are in the tens to hundreds of watt range. I have no idea what something that lies between those two would be.
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#8So what's the difference between what NASA does, what Chinese did with Em drive and what Russians have orbiting in Yubileiny satellite?
More interesting question: can I make one at home? I can do magnetic levitation, both pushing and pulling with high-frequency electromagnets; it would be cool if I could do this as well and having floating objects in my home 8-)
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#9This is very exciting; a new propulsion method that already works much better than existing thrusters, doesn't need propellant and without requiring years of research.
It sound too good to be true. My bet is on experimental error.
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#10I'm reading Contact by Carl Sagan right now and my heart kept fluttering as I read this article.
I'm unqualified to comment on anything in this article, but this is really cool, and I didn't know Wired produced science journalism (or a highly technical Q/A) like this.