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[–] jimgagnon ago 

Clearly a application in space is the acid test for the EM drive, but I'm sure ground testing will be effective enough to confirm or deny the drive's abilities. The Chinese have been putting real money behind the EM drive for a decade now, and this is just the thing they desire to show the world they're serious about space.

Also, Noether's Theorem does not apply if there is some sort of dissipative effect in play. Perhaps that's what the EM Drive does: plays with the background of virtual particles to dissipate energy, and then "pushes" against that background.