[AR] Re: [UK OFFICIAL] Re: NASA test of quantum vacuum plasma thruster
- From: Aplin Alexander T <ATAPLIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:58:15 +0100
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> Wired on the topic:
> http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-08/07/10-qs-about-nasa-imposs
> ible-drive
My key take-away from this is:
"10. What happens next?
The next stage will be more tests and more validation. An improved version of
the tapered drive based on the EmDrive has been designed, and this will be
built and sent out to other facilities so they can confirm the initials results.
The current plan is for IV&V (Independent Verification and Validation) tests at
the Glenn Research Center using their low thrust torsion pendulum, similar to
the one used, followed by another one at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
using their low thrust torsion pendulum. The Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory may also test the device using a different type of apparatus
known as a Cavendish Balance."
So I think we can hold-off crowd-funding tests to see if this experiment is
repeatable. However, nothing to stop some building and testing their own!
Alex Aplin
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