Former NASA specialist claims major breakthrough in overcoming Earth’s gravity
Former NASA engineer Charles Buhler claims his company, Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has discovered a 'New Force' using electrostatics that could potentially overcome Earth's gravity. The team suggests this propellantless effect could allow for thrust without expelling mass.
Why it matters
If verified, this would represent a paradigm-shifting breakthrough in aerospace propulsion and physics.
A former NASA engineer claims he has found a way to overcome Earth's gravity, and all ears have perked up. Exodus Propulsion Technologies, a private company co-founded by Charles Buhler, an electrostatics specialist has made the claim, according to a report by Popular Mechanics. With Buhler having worked for NASA and Kennedy Space Centre, his words have made for an extremely interesting pedigree.Previously, Buhler has helped establish the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, a very important lab that ensures rockets don't explode. He is a veteran of storied programs such as NASA’s Space Shuttle, the International Space Station (ISS), The Hubble Telescope, and the current NASA Dust Program.
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