Charlie Stross on Nostr: DARPA are soliciting proposals for how to build a train on the Moon: ...
DARPA are soliciting proposals for how to build a train on the Moon: https://www.businessinsider.com/darpa-futuristic-lunar-railroad-solutions-astronauts-living-moon-2024-3
Given the goal is to minimize exposure of moving parts to abrasive moon dust, and one option is a maglev track, has anyone proposed wrapping the maglev sheet in a loop and making a magnetically levitated caterpillar track? ie. a tank track that uses electromagnetic levitation and induction instead of wheels?
Given the goal is to minimize exposure of moving parts to abrasive moon dust, and one option is a maglev track, has anyone proposed wrapping the maglev sheet in a loop and making a magnetically levitated caterpillar track? ie. a tank track that uses electromagnetic levitation and induction instead of wheels?