Monday, March 12, 2012

Maglev train to low earth orbit that will never happen of the day ...

Startram - maglev train to low earth orbit


 Gizmag


Getting into space is one of the harder tasks to be taken on by humanity. The present cost of inserting a kilogram (2.2 lb) of cargo by rocket into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is about US$10,000. A manned launch to LEO costs about $100,000 per kilogram of passenger. But who says we have to reach orbit by means of rocket propulsion alone? Instead, imagine sitting back in a comfortable magnetic levitation (maglev) train and taking a train ride into orbit.
/.
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...