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Space Railroad

Posted by michael on from the little-station-that-could dept.

Pig Hogger writes "Nasa will launch the first space railroad in April. The one-car train will run at speeds as high as 100 meters per hour (relative to the space station) or 27 megameters per hour (relative to the Earth)."

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  1. FP - Futuruma-influenced Post by SubscriptionTroll · · Score: 1, Funny

    Will this train have a "Space Cow catcher"??

  2. schedules... by NaturePhotog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's hope they get Deutsche Bahn to keep it on schedule, rather than Amtrak. Any anybody besides British Railways to keep it on track...