NASA Confirms the “Impossible” – Propellant-free Microwave Thruster for Spacecraft Works!

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By Beverley MitchellAug 4, 2014, 1:19 pm533 ptsHotTop
Designs for a device called a microwave thruster, which could power spacecrafts without the need for propellant, have been proposed since 2006. While the engine follows the principles of relativity theory in converting electrical energy into force to produce thrust, it has been dismissed as impossible in…

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