Nicola Bella Ruiz Adrian Moraga Praneeth Kasani Lihuen Muñoz
The price to send a payload into space has decreased significantly since the beginning of the commercial space era, with the current lowest being $1,400/kg on SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Several unique alter..
The price to send a payload into space has decreased significantly since the beginning of the commercial space era, with the current lowest being $1,400/kg on SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Several unique alternatives have been introduced to reduce the price, SpaceX being the most successful by introducing reusable rockets. James Powell, co-inventor of Magnetic Levitation technology, proposed the idea of Startram- a magnetically accelerated launch vehicle that is accelerated on Earth and launched from a vacuum-sealed tube. This project further studies the possibilities of Maglev technologies and potential benefits of the technology for space launch. This investigation will analyze the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the Startram method through validation of the original Startram calculations along with its interpolation to modern technologies and cost models.