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by mlyle 216 days ago
Not possible under standard physics.

I mean, there are propellant-free ways to change trajectory-- gravitational assists, aerobraking, solar sails, etc.

You can even boost with something like an electrodynamic tether in theory (a magnetic field gradient lets you apply a net force). But field gradients out at LEO are low, and I don't think that's what's being claimed.