ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,563, issued on Aug. 12.

"Electron propulsion engine and method of operation thereof" was invented by Yong Wang (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electron propulsion engine utilizes the acceleration of electrons to propel a spacecraft through space. The acceleration of the electrons in space emits electromagnetic radiation which can be used to propel the spacecraft. The radiation emission also decelerates the electrons, which allows the decelerated electrons to be recycled for reuse by the electron propulsion engine. The electron propulsion engine includes a first engine module, a second engine module, and an engine...