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NASA plans to build a lunar railway station with Float technology

Indiatimes.com — May 11, 2024, 08:00 AM UTC

Summary: NASA plans to build the first operational railway station on the Moon using Flexible Levitation on a Track (Float) technology. Unpowered magnetic robots will levitate over a flexible film track, transporting payloads at 0.5 meters per second. A large-scale system can move up to 100,000 kg of regolith daily. Phase 2 involves testing prototypes in a lunar-analogue testbed to assess performance and durability.

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