om42

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   by om42 11y ago

   You're right. The concept is easier in off-world use where the atmospheric pressure is lower since that brings down the costs of the tube construction and pressurization. edit: rewording
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   by om42 11y ago

   I mentioned in another comment that there are a couple different designs for levitation and all of them do not need a compressor system anymore. Even the air bearings can rely on on-board tanks of compressed air (even at full scale). The co
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   by om42 11y ago

   There were a couple designs at Design Weekend including MIT's design where they use passive magnetic system instead of the active magnetic systems (Maglev) found on most high speed trains. By inducing Eddie-currents, they don't ha
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   by om42 11y ago

   During design weekend someone asked the question, if Hyperloop could be used on other planets like Mars, to Elon Musk. He dismissed the idea, saying the atmosphere on the planet was already low enough that you didn't need a depressuriz