Projectile launcher that uses magnetic levitation on megastructures
StarTram launching a rocket.Hypothetical StarTram spaceport. The launch tube stretches into the distance to the east on the right (eventually curving up many kilometers away), next to the power plant which charges the SMES. RLVs return to land on the runway.
StarTram is a proposed space launch system propelled by maglev technology. The initial Generation 1 facility is proposed to launch cargo only from a mountain peak at an altitude of 3 to 7 kilometres (9,800 to 23,000 ft) using an evacuated tube remaining at local surface level. Annual orbital lift was estimated at approximately 150,000 tons. More advanced technology is required for a Generation 2 system for passengers, with a longer track instead gradually curving up at its end to the thinner air at 22 kilometres (72,000 ft) altitude, supported by magnetic levitation, reducing g-forces when each capsule transitions from the vacuum tube to the atmosphere. A SPESIF 2010 presentation stated that Generation 1 could be completed by the year 2020 or later if funding began in 2010, and Generation 2 by 2030 or later.[1]
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satellites. Later investigations at Sandia included a 2005 proposal of the StarTram concept for an extremely long coilgun, one version conceived as launching...
project. The magnitude of such correction may be small; for instance, the StarTram Generation 1 reference design involves a total of 0.6 km/s (1,300 mph)...
Earth-based mass drivers for propelling vehicles to orbit, such as the StarTram concept, would require considerable capital investment. The Earth's relatively...
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mounted on it. Electromagnetic methods (such as Bantam, Maglifter, and StarTram) are another technique investigated to accelerate a rocket before launch...
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A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of a rail vehicle, either individual...
accelerate cargo up to escape velocity, though RLV launch assist like StarTram to low Earth orbit has also been investigated. High-acceleration linear...
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Oleg Tozoni worked on a published non-linearly stabilised maglev design. StarTram – a maglev launch system Transfer table Energy portal Trains portal Zehden...
80 km that is ridden by maglev cars while achieving orbital velocity. StarTram Generation 2 is a maglev launch track extending from the ground to above...
of Ringo Vinda. Also in the Star Wars universe, Kuat shipyards, is another orbital ring around the world of Kuat. In Star Wars: Legends, Dac, the homeworld...
Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is an 18.5-kilometre (11.5 mi) line between Newhaven and Edinburgh...
resumed with the borrowed trams on 12 February 2022, but continued to be supplemented by buses between Central & the Star and ferries between Blackwattle...
Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Optical levitation Rapid transits using linear motor propulsion StarTram is an extreme proposal for levitation via superconductors over multiple...
structure would be free standing and actively guyed over its base. N/A StarTram Generation 2 20 km (12 mi) 2001 Suspended Maglev Track Space tourism, space...
A space elevator, also referred to as a space bridge, star ladder, and orbital lift, is a proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system, often...
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