News tagged with levitated train

Maglev track could launch spacecraft into orbit

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the aim to make it easier to launch spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO), two researchers have turned to maglev technology to catapult a payload hundreds of miles above the Earth. While ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 13, 2012 | 4.4 / 5 (58) | 37 |

China passenger train hits 300 mph, breaks record

(AP) -- A Chinese passenger train hit a record speed of 302 miles per hour (486 kilometers per hour) Friday during a test run of a yet-to-be opened link between Beijing and Shanghai, state media said.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

Dec 03, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (16) | 10