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Recent developments in aerospace and propulsion research have sparked growing debate about the future of space travel. One claim centers on a fuel-free propulsion device proposed by a former NASA engineer, suggesting a potential breakthrough that, if verified, could challenge long-standing principles of physics and transform how spacecraft move. At the same time, engineers are presenting new concepts for the first interstellar vessels designed to travel far beyond our solar system. Animation is created by Bright Side.
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00:00In 2023, an ex-NASA engineer claimed he built a machine that can lift itself against gravity without using any fuel.
00:10No rockets, no fire, no exhaust, just electricity.
00:16If true, it would break the most sacred laws in physics and rewrite everything we know about space travel.
00:22So, is this just another hoax or a door to the future?
00:26The engineer's name is Charles Buehler.
00:30He used to work for NASA, making sure rockets don't blow up randomly.
00:34He was a part of the Space Shuttle, Hubble, ISS, and other huge projects.
00:40Now, Buehler and his team work at a private company called Exodus Propulsion Technologies,
00:46trying to build a long-term dream of space engineers, a spacecraft that doesn't need fuel.
00:52It's the kind of thing that would instantly change everything about space travel.
00:57Just think of the future where you could go to the moon, Mars, or wherever you'd like without spending tons of resources.
01:04And he claims that he and his team have finally cracked the code.
01:09That they've built a machine that can lift itself in the air without any propellant.
01:14You got it right. The team claims to have violated Newton's Third Law,
01:19the basic rule of our world that every action needs an equal and opposite reaction.
01:25For example, in rockets, you throw fuel out the back, that's action.
01:29Being pushed by it, the rocket goes forward. That's the reaction.
01:33A magical device like that would also violate the conservation of momentum.
01:39When you push on something, you gain momentum.
01:41But something else has to gain equal momentum in the opposite direction to balance the books.
01:47But this device would change the total momentum of the system out of nowhere.
01:52If you're getting motion without pushing against anything, how in the world did you do that?
01:57It's like a balloon that can somehow move forward without blowing out any air.
02:01If the machine actually works, there must be some new, unknown force of nature
02:07that we've somehow missed in hundreds of years of physics.
02:11Bueller himself called it the new force.
02:14Let's try to figure it out.
02:16To create this magical device, they used electrostatics.
02:20Their test device was little.
02:22A 30-gram object, about the size of a card deck,
02:26and it managed to create thrust or push using electric fields.
02:30A kind of invisible force made by electric charges.
02:35The new force starts working when two things happen in the system.
02:39The first one is electric imbalance.
02:42There's some electric pressure happening across parts of the device,
02:45kind of like air pressure.
02:47If it's not spread out evenly across it,
02:50for example, one side has more electric push than the other,
02:53that's the first ingredient.
02:55And that happens when the electric field,
02:58the invisible force that electric charges create,
03:01is set up just right.
03:02It has to spread out in a certain way.
03:05Not in straight lines, but uneven and fanning out,
03:08like sun rays or the spokes of a wheel.
03:11And boom!
03:12When it happens, the device pushes on itself
03:14and makes the whole object move.
03:17At first, the mysterious new force was tiny,
03:21barely noticeable,
03:22little to no thrust and noise.
03:25But with each upgrade, things started to shift.
03:28And in 2023, they finally measured enough thrust
03:32to overcome Earth's gravity.
03:34The weirdest part is that, according to Buehler,
03:37in some cases, the thrust keeps going
03:39even when the power is off,
03:42as long as there's still charge left in the materials.
03:45That's weird.
03:46That's really weird.
03:48That hints at something totally new in physics,
03:51something deeper than we currently understand.
03:53So now, any honest scientist starts sweating,
03:57because that sounds bananas.
03:59And frankly, it might be.
04:01Buehler admits this is still early work.
04:04The team published their discovery and got a patent.
04:07By the way, the company includes people
04:09who've worked at NASA, Blue Origin, and the US Air Force.
04:12They've been tinkering with this stuff for decades.
04:16Charles presented his findings at APEC,
04:19a conference for people who are passionate
04:21about alternative propulsion and crazy stuff
04:24like warp drives, anti-gravity,
04:26and ways to make Star Trek real.
04:28Now, they're actively working on that project.
04:32Of course, this stuff got very controversial,
04:35and lots of scientists are skeptical.
04:38There might be a mistake no one has caught yet,
04:40so they want to test the machine in space.
04:43If it works out there, too,
04:45it could change space travel forever.
04:48It might be real,
04:50because it's not the first time
04:51we've discovered something like this.
04:53Recently, a startup called Evo Limited
04:55claimed that they'd built a quantum drive,
04:58another propulsion device
05:00that apparently didn't need fuel.
05:02They said they're tapping into a weird,
05:05controversial theory of physics
05:06called quantized inertia.
05:09It was cooked up by a British physicist
05:11named Mike McCulloch.
05:13He basically said that inertia,
05:16the thing that makes objects resist acceleration,
05:19isn't a basic rule of nature,
05:20but an effect caused by some weird quantum radiation
05:24at the edge of the observable universe.
05:26In simple words,
05:28if QI is right,
05:30then under the right conditions,
05:31you might be able to generate thrust
05:33without throwing anything backward.
05:36You don't need fuel,
05:37just electricity and a clever enough setup.
05:40Many scientists don't buy into it,
05:42but who knows?
05:43Maybe that's why these new inventions
05:45could actually work.
05:47Anyway, initially,
05:49the Ivo company was founded
05:51by a small team of tech guys
05:52who wanted to find wireless power.
05:54Their first big idea was called CBAT,
05:58capacitive-based aerial transmission.
06:00Basically, a fancy way
06:02to wirelessly send electricity through the air.
06:05But somewhere along the way, they pivoted.
06:08They started wondering,
06:09if we can move electricity through the air like this,
06:12can we move objects too?
06:14Can we rethink inertia itself?
06:18So, in 2021,
06:20they began working on a propulsion device
06:22based on this quantized inertia theory.
06:25They built the quantum drive around this idea.
06:29It was a self-contained electric system.
06:31No fuel tanks,
06:32no combustion,
06:33just a plug-and-play box
06:34that makes spacecraft move.
06:37They said it's light,
06:38stackable,
06:39and can be bolted onto a satellite like a toaster.
06:42And it weighs just a few hundred grams,
06:45way lighter than traditional thrusters.
06:46In 2023,
06:49they tested it,
06:50not in someone's garage,
06:51but in a legit vacuum chamber,
06:53simulating space conditions.
06:55The team said they ruled out every known force
06:58that might explain the results,
07:00and that it did generate thrust,
07:02not a lot,
07:03but consistent and measurable.
07:05Then came the big moment.
07:08IVO and a partner company,
07:10Rogue Space Systems,
07:11launched the quantum drive into space.
07:13And now,
07:14they're waiting for the results of the tests.
07:17A lot of physicists think it's all nonsense.
07:20Some of them noticed that this stuff is impossible
07:22because they'd be perpetual motion machines.
07:26Basically,
07:26if a device like this actually worked,
07:29you could use it to make infinite energy,
07:31which violates the first law of thermodynamics.
07:34But IVO says they're not doing that.
07:37They say QI works within our normal Newton's laws,
07:41just a bit differently.
07:43Anyway,
07:44all this stuff needs double checking.
07:46Skepticism is so right
07:47because a lot of people get some unpleasant flashbacks.
07:51In 2001,
07:53a British engineer named Roger Scheuer
07:55introduced the M drive.
07:57It was this weird cone-shaped device
07:59that supposedly created thrust
08:01without pushing anything out the back.
08:03People were super excited.
08:06NASA even tested it with their Eagleworks team.
08:09And in 2016,
08:10they said they've detected tiny amounts of thrust
08:12from the M drive.
08:14The media absolutely blew up.
08:17People and scientists were hyped up.
08:19But later,
08:19bigger studies,
08:20including one from a German university
08:22that really went deep,
08:24found the sad result.
08:26It was just an experimental error.
08:28By 2021,
08:29the verdict was in.
08:31The M drive didn't work.
08:32It was all experimental noise,
08:35misunderstood data.
08:37Another dream went down the drain.
08:39Many propellant-less designs
08:41have crashed into one huge stubborn wall,
08:44the laws of physics.
08:46So it's too early to say
08:48that these startups just changed the world forever.
08:50But if it turns out to be real,
08:52it's not just a new engine,
08:54it's a new era.
09:00Welcome aboard the most innovative,
09:03powerful,
09:03and safe spacecraft,
09:05Chrysalis,
09:06which will take you to exoplanet
09:08Proxima Centauri B
09:10of the Alpha Centauri star system.
09:12Thousands of brilliant minds
09:14have been working for decades
09:15to provide you with a comfortable journey
09:18through the depths of boundless space.
09:20You won't live to reach your destination,
09:23as the entire way takes more than 400 years.
09:26But rest assured,
09:27your descendants will reach Proxima Centauri B
09:30completely healthy.
09:32Now let me give you a tour of the ship
09:34and show you how it works.
09:37To ensure that living conditions on Chrysalis
09:40are as close as possible to those on Earth,
09:43scientists equip the ship
09:44with artificial gravity support.
09:46Thanks to the rotating hulls,
09:49you'll be able to walk here
09:50as if you're on your home planet.
09:52And the ship's length?
09:54A whopping 36 miles!
09:57Will definitely ensure you take long walks.
10:00You can sit on a bench in the park
10:02where botanists have planted flowers
10:04and trees grown on board.
10:06You can visit a library
10:08or have lunch at a cafe.
10:10You can meet your friends in the evening.
10:12Or you can spend time at home
10:13watching documentaries about wildlife.
10:16Maintaining an earthly standard of living
10:18on the ship is possible
10:20thanks to the operation
10:21of thermonuclear reactors
10:23and the unique design of Chrysalis.
10:25The whole ship is built like a nesting doll.
10:28Several layers of the ship
10:29cover one another
10:30and spin around the central core.
10:33Each layer is equipped
10:34with a fusion reactor
10:35and public spaces,
10:37farms, warehouses,
10:38natural parks,
10:39technical departments,
10:40and many other facilities.
10:43The center of the ship
10:44has communication equipment
10:45and shuttles
10:46that will take you
10:47to Proxima Centauri B
10:48after Chrysalis
10:50approaches the upper layers
10:51of the planet's atmosphere.
10:54Factories for the production
10:56of food, plants,
10:57mushrooms, insects,
10:58microbes, and livestock
10:59are located on the level
11:01closest to the core.
11:04Earth's biodiversity
11:05is traveling with you
11:06to the neighboring star system.
11:08In order to maintain
11:09this biodiversity
11:10in natural conditions,
11:12engineers have equipped
11:13the ship with tropical
11:14and boreal forests.
11:17Scientists recommend
11:18regular visits
11:19to these natural areas
11:20to reduce anxiety
11:21and homesickness.
11:23The second level
11:24is designed to support
11:25passengers' social life.
11:27There are parks,
11:28schools, libraries,
11:29and hospitals here.
11:31Community and spending time together
11:33should protect you
11:34from existential horror
11:36and distract you
11:37from realizing
11:38how far away you are
11:39from your home planet.
11:41The next level of Chrysalis
11:43has an air and heat
11:44circulation center.
11:46If the core
11:47is the heart of the ship,
11:48then this area
11:49is its lungs.
11:51Then there's a layer
11:52designed for waste recycling,
11:54construction,
11:55and numerous factories.
11:56There will always be
11:58something to do on the ship
11:59and you will never
12:00be out of work.
12:01This means
12:02you will never face
12:03a financial crisis.
12:05The last and furthest level
12:06from the core
12:07works as a giant warehouse
12:08for storing various resources,
12:11materials,
12:11equipment,
12:12and machines.
12:13In order not to burden people
12:15with additional work
12:16at this layer,
12:17engineers placed robots
12:19with artificial intelligence here.
12:22The ship's complex
12:23and multi-layered systems
12:24work to provide the passengers
12:26with the feeling
12:27that they're on Earth.
12:28But if you want to remind yourself
12:30where you really are,
12:31you can go to the front part
12:33of Chrysalis,
12:34where engineers installed
12:35a so-called space dome
12:37with a gravity zone.
12:40Here you will have
12:40a great time
12:41with zero gravity,
12:43enjoying an incredible
12:44panoramic view of space.
12:46In order to maintain
12:48a stable demographic
12:49and not provoke
12:50overpopulation of the ship,
12:52it's necessary
12:52to have at least
12:531,500 people on board.
12:56That's 900 people fewer
12:58than the stated capacity.
13:00Engineers and pilots
13:01responsible for managing
13:03the spacecraft
13:03will be cooperating
13:05with artificial intelligence.
13:07But of course,
13:08no comfort makes sense
13:09without security.
13:11The Chrysalis body
13:12has a cylindrical shape
13:13with a narrow front,
13:15which reduces the risk
13:16of impacts
13:17from small meteorites
13:18and space debris.
13:20Mobility, speed,
13:21and long flight time
13:22are provided by an engine
13:24working on a nuclear fusion
13:25isotope of helium
13:27and deuterium.
13:28It gives the ship
13:29a simultaneous boost
13:30of thrust and electrical power.
13:33Now, all your attention
13:34should be focused
13:35on the preservation
13:36of the human species.
13:38Over the course
13:39of 400 years,
13:40while the ship travels
13:41to its destination,
13:43several generations
13:44will change.
13:45Your kids
13:46and future descendants
13:47won't get the experience
13:49of living on Earth.
13:50Skilled teachers,
13:51engineers,
13:52and other professionals,
13:53along with
13:53artificial intelligence,
13:55will teach
13:55the next generation's
13:57science, culture,
13:58and all the necessary knowledge
14:00that will help build
14:01our civilization
14:02in a new home.
14:04The success of the mission
14:05also depends
14:06on the psychological state
14:07of the passengers.
14:09For this reason,
14:10not everyone
14:11will be able to access
14:12the Chrysalis board.
14:14To adapt the human brain
14:15to the conditions
14:16of terrestrial isolation,
14:18the first generations
14:19will need to spend
14:20approximately 70 to 80 years
14:22in a remote area
14:24of Antarctica.
14:25Obviously,
14:26after such a long period,
14:28many won't be alive anymore,
14:30but they will make
14:31their descendants ready
14:32for a space mission.
14:34The first generation
14:35will never see space
14:36and will spend
14:37their entire lives
14:39in the cold Antarctica.
14:41What kind of person
14:41can be prepared for this?
14:44Their renunciation
14:44of the world
14:45and sacrifice
14:46for the sake
14:47of other people
14:48will set an example
14:49of the highest manifestation
14:50of love.
14:52This fact
14:53adds more responsibility
14:54to your mission.
14:55You've just watched
14:58the presentation
14:59of the Chrysalis project,
15:00which won first place
15:02at the Project Hyperion
15:03design competition.
15:05A group of specialists
15:06has prepared
15:07a well-thought-out plan
15:08to create a spacecraft
15:09capable of taking us
15:11to the nearest planet
15:13suitable for habitation.
15:15According to estimates,
15:16this ship can be built
15:17in 20 to 25 years.
15:20But first,
15:21people need to invent
15:22fusion reactors.
15:23This project
15:24is a practical instruction
15:25on how to start
15:27the expansion of space
15:28or how it can work
15:29like Plan B
15:30in case a global catastrophe
15:32happens on our planet.
15:34But what is this planet
15:35that has captured
15:36the minds of scientists
15:37and astronomers?
15:39Could it potentially
15:40become our new home?
15:42Proxima Centauri B
15:44is located 4.24 light-years away.
15:48It's not easy
15:48for the human mind
15:49to imagine
15:50and realize this distance.
15:52But relative
15:53to the entire outer space,
15:55it's very close to Earth.
15:57One light-year
15:58is the distance
15:59that you travel
15:59during one year
16:01moving at the speed of light,
16:03which is approximately
16:04983 billion feet per second.
16:08The distance
16:08Chrysalis would have to cover
16:10is about 25 trillion miles.
16:13And the time needed
16:14for this journey
16:15is about 400 years.
16:17The ship would accelerate
16:18during the first year
16:19of this long voyage,
16:21and it'd slow down
16:22for the last year
16:23of the trip.
16:24It'd be a long,
16:26risky,
16:26and very exciting journey,
16:28but the result
16:29would be worth it.
16:31Proxima Centauri B
16:32was discovered in 2016.
16:34Its mass is 1.1 times
16:36that of Earth,
16:37and it orbits its star
16:38every 11 days.
16:40The distance between
16:41the planet and its star
16:42is ideal for getting
16:44enough light
16:44and maintaining temperatures
16:46above the freezing point
16:47of water.
16:48But because of this proximity,
16:51there is a possibility
16:52that Proxima Centauri B
16:53is under a strong influence
16:55of gravity
16:56and orbits the star
16:57with one sign,
16:59like the moon orbits Earth.
17:01Anyway,
17:02the planet immediately
17:03attracted everyone's attention
17:05because it turned out
17:06to be very similar
17:07to Earth
17:08in many ways.
17:10Scientists used
17:11special computer models
17:12to study Proxima Centauri B.
17:14The same models are used
17:16to study the climate
17:17of our planet.
17:19They found out
17:20there might be huge areas
17:21of liquid water
17:22in that distant world,
17:24and probably living organisms.
17:27But if the planet
17:28is always facing the sun
17:29with one side,
17:30there's probably
17:31a huge temperature imbalance.
17:34Fortunately,
17:35this problem can be solved.
17:37According to new calculations,
17:39Proxima Centauri B
17:41might have a large
17:42circulating ocean
17:43that can effectively
17:44transfer heat
17:44from one side
17:45of the exoplanet
17:46to the other.
17:47A similar process
17:49happens on Earth.
17:50For example,
17:51the east coast
17:52of the United States
17:53has a milder
17:54and warmer climate
17:55because the Gulf Stream
17:56carries warm water
17:57from the tropics there.
17:59In California,
18:00the ocean current
18:01brings cold waters
18:02from the north
18:03and prevents this side
18:04from getting too hot.
18:06So maybe,
18:07Proxima Centauri B
18:09is really not
18:10a bad option for us.
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