hms_warrior

This....sounds pretty cool. Now we just need a reliable, cheap way to produce those large-scale graphene things ^^

Even the smallest forces measured in the emDrive experiments are two orders of magnitude higher than the force produced by a perfect, 100% efficient photon rocket. From all possible explanaitions for the result (from measurement-error to pixxi-dust) photon-rocket is the most impossible. To put it simply: It is more likely that an invisible unicorn is pushing the drive than that it is a photon rocket. http://emdrive.wiki/Experimental_Results Gives a nice overview about the recorded forces and has a convienient "X times better than a photon rocket" at the end. If i had to bet money i either say it is simply a systematical error or, IF it REALY works, it is this guys theroy http://physicsfromtheedge.blogspot.de/ At least his formular was so far close to the measured forces AND also explains some other "we don't know where it comes from" things. Have fun reading :-)

Because, even if we don't go to space, people will still starve. To think that the money "saved" by canceling space exploration is invested into feeding people is very illusionary. In the meantime the few % of the Global Production invested into spaceflight gives us tonns of new technology. Or, on a more personal aproach: "Oh is that a iphone you have there? that's 500$, you could buy food for several dotzend children in africa whit that! why do you have a iPhone?"