Transport applications of maglev

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[edit] Maglev train

See main article: Maglev train

[edit] Spacecraft research

Currently, some space agencies, such as NASA, are researching the use of maglev systems to launch spacecraft. In order to do so, the space agency would have to get a maglev-launched spacecraft up to escape velocity, a task that would otherwise require elaborate timing of magnetic pulses (see coilgun) or a very fast, very powerful electric current (see railgun). Maglev-launching could also be used to make conventional launches more efficient: accelerating a craft up to mach 1 before firing the main engines can save 30% of the weight of the launch vehicle (Heller, 1998).

[edit] Cars

Maglev has been proposed for wheel-less cars in adapted highways.

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