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EmDrive: NASA Eagleworks' Peer-Reviwed Paper Is On Its Way (ibtimes.co.uk)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from International Business Times UK: An independent scientist has confirmed that the paper by scientists at the NASA Eagleworks Laboratories on achieving thrust using highly controversial space propulsion technology EmDrive has passed peer review, and will soon be published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Dr Jose Rodal posted on the NASA Spaceflight forum -- in a now-deleted comment -- that the new paper will be entitled "Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio Frequency Cavity in Vacuum" and is authored by "Harold White, Paul March, Lawrence, Vera, Sylvester, Brady and Bailey." Rodal also revealed that the paper will be published in the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, a prominent journal published by the AIAA, which is one of the world's largest technical societies dedicated to aerospace innovations. Although Eagleworks engineer Paul March has posted several updates on the ongoing research to the NASA Spaceflight forum showing that repeated tests conducted on the EmDrive in a vacuum successfully yielded thrust results that could not be explained by external interference, those in the international scientific community who doubt the feasibility of the technology have long believed real results of thrust by Eagleworks would never see the light of day.
How does the energy efficiency of this drive compare to a normal rocket?
Zero, since it doesn't actually provide thrust.
Could this allow interstellar travel, by humans, within a normal human lifespan?
No, because it doesn't work.
What kind of reletavistic effects happen at high speed?
With this rocket, you'll never find out.
I would assume thrust would drop as you approach C.
No, because thrust is zero to begin with.
But they are hurting real science. Look at this fucking EmDrive nonsense for example. It is complete crap, but is a distraction. These hoaxes come and go and people waste time on them. Optimism is one thing, but you need to be real: humans will never travel to another star. NEVER. It is too far. Space is big, and time is even bigger. You can blather on and on about "fission drives" and other nonsense, but it isn't grounded in reality OR SCIENCE. It is just ignorant.