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[NIAC 2023] NASA Develops Flying Saucers. Literally

04.06.2023 - By Fraser CainPlay

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There's an effect called photophoretic propulsion. You could have seen it in a Crookes radiometer. One of the NIAC awards of 2023 was granted to a team that hopes to use this effect to develop a propulsion system. This can allow flying in altitudes nothing else can fly and possibly even explore other worlds.

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