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Allow foreign firms to demonstrate hyperloop tech for ultra-high-speed travel: Niti member Saraswat
Stating that India has the capacity to come up with its own design of hyperloop technology for ultra-high-speed travel, Niti Aayog Member VK Saraswat on Sunday said since it is going to take time, the country should permit foreign companies to set up a line to demonstrate the technology.Saraswat, who is heading a committee to…
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Elon Musk books a flight to space with…Virgin Galactic?
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, Tesla, and the Boring Company, is taking a ride up to space with Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s private spaceflight company, performed its first fully crewed flight to space with Branson and others on board on Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reported Musk’s ticket purchase for a future trip…
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Elon Musk has paid $10,000 to book a seat on Richard Branson’s space flight
Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson took his maiden trip to suborbital space on Sunday, as Virgin Galactic’s rocket ship Unity 22 took a historic leap from Spaceport America in New Mexico, USA. Ahead of the 71-year-old’s journey, Tesla Founder Elon Musk — Branson’s “good friend” — paid him a visit, and engaged in a Twitter banter.…
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Virgin Hyperloop completed the first passenger ride in its levitating transport system, reaching speeds faster than 100 mph
Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, Also Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience. VIRGIN HYPERLOOP/Handout via REUTERS Virgin Hyperloop on Sunday hauled passengers on its own high-speed pod system for the first time ever. The hyperloop pod attained speeds of 107 mph, also took 15 minutes to travel 500 metres at Virgin’s…