Telegraph
Interplanetary travel could be a step closer after scientists confirmed that an electromagnetic propulsion drive, which is fast enough to get to the Moon in four hours, actually works.
Interplanetary travel could be a step closer after scientists confirmed that an electromagnetic propulsion drive, which is fast enough to get to the Moon in four hours, actually works.
The EM Drive was developed by the British inventor Roger Shawyer nearly
15 years ago but was ridiculed at the time as being scientifically
impossible.
It produces thrust by
using solar power to generate multiple microwaves that move back and
forth in an enclosed chamber. This means that until something fails or
wears down, theoretically the engine could keep running forever without
the need for rocket fuel.
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