/sci/ - Science & Math

Really /sci/? You fuckers keep shitting on this tech, and now its confirmed to work, you say nothing? Bitter losers. Stick to your lego projects.

>With this design, a mission to Mars would result in a 70-day transit from Earth to the red planet, a 90-day stay at Mars, and then another 70-day return transit to Earth.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nasa-latest-tests-show-physics-230112770.html

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38577.msg1440938#msg1440938

> And yet the anomalous thrust signals remain...

So the EmDrive may work as a full propulsion for space travel. But, it's been found that inside the Drive space is being warped slightly.

http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/nasas-space-drive-experiments-the-plot-thickens.html

Why would it warp space so a laser travels slower than it normally would? Does it have something to do with the way the waves are bounced?

At what point does practical application override scientific understanding? Or does it ever?

If the EM Drive works, it could revolutionize space travel. Why not bugger all the understanding and testing here on earth and just drag one into space to see if it works? Skip all the bull on Earth, screw the testing in manufactured conditions, screw the understanding of the numbers and principles, and just put it in space. If it works, great, NOW we'll get to understanding it. If not, fine, we can finally put it to rest.

Why not just put in on a skateboard or something? If the skateboard moves, it works.