Generating Artificial Fields on Satellites: Effects?

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Recently read about a release from 2006 about an electromagnetic superconductor that generated a small gravity field 1/1000Gs (around that much). If a similar field was used on a satellite in space what would the affects be. A sudden decrease in speed do to an artificial increase in mass? or would it simple accelerate slightly towards the nearest gravity field? or would both occur simultaneously?
Currently don't know the Credibility of said device.
 
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Fival said:
Recently read about a release from 2006 about an electromagnetic superconductor that generated a small gravity field 1/1000Gs (around that much). If a similar field was used on a satellite in space what would the affects be. A sudden decrease in speed do to an artificial increase in mass? or would it simple accelerate slightly towards the nearest gravity field? or would both occur simultaneously?
Currently don't know the Credibility of said device.

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Can you post a link?
 
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Preparing_for_the_Future/GSP/Towards_a_new_test_of_general_relativity
this isn't where i read it but its about the same place that performed the experiment.