Monday 18 December 2017

Virgin Hyperloop One sets new speed record

Virgin Hyperloop One's new speed record was set using an unmanned prototype travel pod

Virgin Hyperloop One announced that it set a new speed record at its DevLoop test center outside of Las Vegas. During its third test phase, which was completed on December 15, an unmanned test pod reached a speed of nearly 387 km/h (240 mph) while running through an evacuated cylinder depressurized to 0.0002 atmospheres (0.003 lb/in²) or the equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 feet (37 mi, 61 km) above sea level.

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