US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Near zero-mass change propulsion system for interplanetary and interstellar spacecraft" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,807, issued on Sept. 1.

"Near zero-mass change propulsion system for interplanetary and interstellar spacecraft" was invented by Benedict de St Amatus (Forest Glen, Australia) and Alexander de St Amatus (Forest Glen, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The current invention relates to a spacecraft propulsion system designed to enable travel through interplanetary and interstellar spaces. The propulsion system functions by modifying the momentum of electrons ejected from the spacecraft as they interact with external electric fields found in both interplanetary and interstellar settings. Additionally, it incorporates a mechanism t...