To the Moon in Hours?

[JoeyGee8688]

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.

The drive, which has been likened to Star Trek’s Impulse Drive, has left scientists scratching their heads because it defies one of the fundamental concepts of physics – the conservation of momentum – which states that if something is propelled forward, something must be pushed in the opposite direction. So the forces inside the chamber should cancel each other out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/scie...our-hours.html

[Aviator]

Really needs further testing though. Research hasn't been able to dispute the possibility of thrust being created, but they also haven't been able to confirm it yet.

Hopefully it winds up being a major breakthrough, just don't hold your breath yet.

[de Burgh II]

Interesting... sounds like a good starting point to make some progress.

[Lawalye]

Could be good to start exploiting Helium3.

[Proctor]

Could be good to start exploiting Helium3.

It's very useful and the moon is full of it, time to get to mining.

[Guapo]

It's very useful and the moon is full of it, time to get to mining.

Let's get high on helium on teh moon

[Lawalye]

It's very useful and the moon is full of it, time to get to mining.

It will probably be the future energy, I've read a lot about that, we may envisage to exploit it in 50 years.