The concept of defeating gravity without using fuel challenges the very foundation of conventional propulsion physics. Traditionally, rockets and engines rely on burning fuel to expel mass and generate thrust, following Newton’s Third Law. However, the team at Exodus Propulsion Technologies, led by former NASA engineer Charles Buhler, claims to have achieved lift using an electric propulsion system that does not expel any mass. By employing asymmetrically charged plates with specialized dielectric coatings, their device reportedly generated enough thrust to counteract gravity under laboratory conditions. This breakthrough, if validated, could revolutionize space travel by eliminating the need for heavy fuel loads. Though the results are promising, the scientific community awaits independent replication and peer-reviewed confirmation to determine whether this unprecedented technology truly redefines how we understand motion and propulsion.
“Fuel-free gravity lift isn’t just a leap in propulsion—it’s a reimagining of what’s possible beyond Earth.”
A team of Air Force engineers and Blue Origin scientists, led by a NASA veteran, claims to have found the “holy grail” of space travel. They call it the greatest breakthrough since the rocket age—so far, this is only supported by their own claims. An electric propulsion system that operates without fuel and still produces thrust might sound like science fiction, but it’s precisely what Charles Buhler, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, claims to have achieved. Based in Cape Canaveral, USA, Buhler and his team assert that their revolutionary system has succeeded in generating enough thrust to fully counteract Earth’s gravitational pull—without expelling any mass. If verified, this breakthrough would challenge long-held principles of physics and potentially redefine the future of space travel.
An electric propulsion system that operates without fuel yet produces thrust may sound like science fiction straight out of Star Trek. However, Charles Buhler, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of the space startup Exodus Propulsion Technologies based in Cape Canaveral, USA, claims it’s now a reality. According to Buhler and his team, their experimental system has, for the first time, generated sufficient thrust to fully counteract Earth’s gravity—all without expelling any mass. If confirmed, this achievement would challenge one of the fundamental principles of physics and could revolutionize how we understand propulsion in space travel. The experiments behind this remarkable claim have been ongoing for over a decade, with the breakthrough reportedly occurring in 2023. In one of the key tests, a setup weighing around 40 grams produced exactly one gravitational unit of thrust—enough to lift its own weight and achieve the first true “lift-off” under controlled laboratory conditions. Prior to this, Charles Buhler and his team reported steady progress, gradually increasing thrust from one hundred-thousandth to one-tenth of Earth’s gravity. These results were achieved through carefully controlled experiments, many conducted in a custom-built vacuum chamber designed to replicate space-like conditions.
The system, as described by Buhler, operates through layered, asymmetrically charged plates coated with special dielectric materials. The resulting effect is said to be electrostatic in nature—robust, repeatable, and not caused by known physical phenomena such as corona discharge or thermal effects. Despite these promising results, the mechanism remains unexplained by existing theories, and the scientific community awaits independent replication and peer-reviewed validation to confirm these extraordinary findings.
