Andrews Represented at Texas A&M Hyperloop Event

The Hyperloop is a conceptual high-speed transportation system put forward by entrepreneur Elon Musk,^[1][2] incorporating reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors.^[3] As of 2015, designs for test tracks and capsules are being developed, with construction of a full-scale prototype scheduled for 2016.^[4]

A preliminary design document was made public in August 2013, which included a suggested route running from the Los Angeles region to the San Francisco Bay Area, paralleling the Interstate 5 corridor for most of its length. Preliminary analysis indicated that such a route might obtain an expected journey time of 35 minutes, meaning that passengers would traverse the 354-mile (570 km) route at an average speed of around 598 mph (962 km/h), with a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h). (Wikipedia.org)

Some of the best and brightest engineering minds from around the country and globe will be coming to Texas A&M University for the Design Weekend on Jan. 29–30, part of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. Their pod designs will be evaluated for the final competition weekend scheduled for Summer 2016 in Hawthorne, California. Andrews University will have a team present, as will other top-notch schools such as MIT, Baylor University, Cornell, Yale and Virginia Tech, among others, as well as three high schools. (Texas A&M)

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