r/stupidpeoplefacebook • u/NEKORANDOMDOTCOM • 8h ago

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u/Alternative-Crew-880 4h ago

And that technology has been around for a while now. Darpa was prototyping gyroscopically balanced drones with thrusters decades ago with their MKV platform.

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u/Wolodymyr2 2h ago

Aren't there was a video with missile warhead flying the same way for tests?

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u/Vilzku39 2h ago

Technology itself is fairly common in missiles, however it is a steering element that required less percision and balance.

Technology showcases for it have existed before tho. This mainly just added car shell on top. Impressive engineering, but nothing particulary new.

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u/Alternative-Crew-880 2h ago

Yeah thruster technology isn't exactly ground breaking. They were using that shit even in the 60's landing on planetary bodies, and modern ones we have now were invented in the 40's. They were experimenting and conceptualizing with Ion thrusters over a hundred years ago.