Hyperloop Technology Applied to Space Travel: To infinity and beyond…

In a previous blog post, I mentioned how the rLoop team was using Autodesk Fusion 360 to design their vehicle for the Hyperloop competition.

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Recall that the hyperloop is Elon Musk’s brainchild where small pods travel in vacuum tubes to transport people a long distance in a short amount of time. The example cited is a trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes.

In response to this blog article, I was contacted by Deepak Gupta who is a tech reporter on patents. He let me know about using the Hyperloop for launching space vehicles. Deepak found a patent application from James Powell, the inventor of magnetic levitating trains. Apparently, James is now redesigning Hyperloop for launching space vehicles. This patent-pending technology marries Hyperloop to Space Tech, the two technologies that Elon Musk is most passionate about.

Here is a video that explains the key idea of the patent application. It’s a little overly marketing-ish, but at least you can see how…

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