From: CALYK (CALYK@aol.com)
Date: Thu Apr 16 1998 - 13:19:51 MDT
><< What is the consensus of underground orbital transports running in
evacuated
>tunnels? This would completely eliminate the takeoff and landing hazards as
>we know them..an be an order of magnitude faster than aircraft, not to
>mention cleaner and quieter!
>>
hi how would this work? Underground orbital, does that mean its in orbit, but
underground? it seems it would work better above ground, in big tubes,
perhaps using a vacuum pressure system to suck and push the vehicles
(extremely light-weight vehicles, the bulk of weight coming from the cargo).
danny
danny
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