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NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest achieved in U.S. tests of an electric propulsion system (gizmodo.com)
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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Did they decide if this type of thrust is actually possible and not just a poorly designed experiment?

Edit, nevermind, this isn't the microwave thing

[–] angband@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

The em drive is what you're thinking of, this is something different. That thing dropped off the radar a long time ago.