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Helical Engine (nasa.gov)
1 point by 0x002A on March 31, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


So a reactionless engine that accelerates ions:

"The engine accelerates ions confined in a closed loop to relativistic speeds, and slightly varies their velocity to change their momentum".

How ridiculous.




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