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Calculated
11-02-2015, 21:04
Not sure how many techies there are on the forum, but I thought this was pretty interesting.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nasa-latest-tests-show-physics-230112770.html
Danimal
11-02-2015, 21:10
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roberth
11-02-2015, 21:15
That is interesting.
HoneyBadger
11-02-2015, 23:29
That is pretty cool. I'm a big fan of electric propulsion, namely, Hall Effect Thrusters (sometimes called Hall Current Thrusters).
Calculated
11-02-2015, 23:49
I'll have to look into the Hall Effect Thruster, hadn't heard about that yet!

It sounds like we will be getting a report from NASA in the coming months on the gen 2, hopefully. I hadn't heard about the gen 1 until today either. I need to read more!
HoneyBadger
11-03-2015, 09:48
I'll have to look into the Hall Effect Thruster, hadn't heard about that yet!

It sounds like we will be getting a report from NASA in the coming months on the gen 2, hopefully. I hadn't heard about the gen 1 until today either. I need to read more!
We've been using HETs on satellites for more than 10 years now with great success, but the technology is still developing and improving. The physics of HETs is solid, but we are developing better materials to deal with those physics in the space environment.
sellersm
11-03-2015, 09:59
Old news. Stan Deyo (http://standeyo.com/index.html) has been talking & covering this for quite a while now. Stan has just released some great video, photos and original notes from Townsend Brown's old work on electrogravitics, (Bahnson Company's High voltage lab in Winston Salem).

In my opinion, NASA is just a front, they "release" and "discover" old tech to satisfy the masses, while the real developments are done behind closed doors...

If you want to read some interesting stories, check out Stan's writings. He worked with Dr. Teller in Australia for many years.
HoneyBadger
11-03-2015, 10:19
In my opinion, NASA is just a front, they "release" and "discover" old tech to satisfy the masses, while the real developments are done behind closed doors...

While it sounds really tin-foily, this is absolutely true. If you think that we aren't hiding our best tech for military use, I've got some oceanfront property in Colorado to sell ya..
Kraven251
11-03-2015, 11:46
While it sounds really tin-foily, this is absolutely true. If you think that we aren't hiding our best tech for military use, I've got some oceanfront property in Colorado to sell ya..

With the new cracks popping up in places, that might not be too far off [Beer] Solve that pesky Cali problem.