Reports from NASA's Eagleworks Unit indicate that a number of test runs on various MACH & EM rigs do appear to generate significant measurable thrust - to the point were they may be several times more efficient than the best current ion drives.
Quoting from the article:
" Based on test data and theoretical model development, the expected thrust to power for initial flight applications is expected to be in the 0.4 newton per kilowatt electric (N/kWe) range, which is about seven times higher than the current state of the art Hall thruster in use on orbit today."
Here is the link. http://http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/02/more-emdrive-experiment-information.html
Very exciting if further testing confirms the results. Wish Minskaya was with us to help interpret the results. Still miss her.
Quoting from the article:
" Based on test data and theoretical model development, the expected thrust to power for initial flight applications is expected to be in the 0.4 newton per kilowatt electric (N/kWe) range, which is about seven times higher than the current state of the art Hall thruster in use on orbit today."
Here is the link. http://http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/02/more-emdrive-experiment-information.html
Very exciting if further testing confirms the results. Wish Minskaya was with us to help interpret the results. Still miss her.
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