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Success in Thrust Enhancement of Microwave Rocket

Release:Jan 15, 2010
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A Microwave Rocket model was successfully lifted up by microwave power irradiated from a ground-based power source, Gyrotron. By using a repetitively pulsed microwave beam, a metallic model rocket of 126g weight was propelled for 1.2m without any propellant consumption.