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Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Sketch
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
Elon Musk, of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, revealed his futuristic "Hyperloop" transportation system on August 12, 2013. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]
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Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Rendering
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
This rendering shows the Hyperloop passenger transport capsule conceptual design unveiled by SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Aug. 12, 2013. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]
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Hyperloop Passenger Capsule
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
This image shows a concept for Elon Musk's novel Hyperloop passenger capsule with doors open at a station. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]
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Hyperloop Tube Between Los Angeles and San Francisco
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
Hyperloop tube stretching from Los Angeles to San Francisco. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]
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Streamlines for Capsule Inside Hyperloop
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
This image features the streamlines for capsule traveling at high subsonic velocities inside Hyperloop, the futuristic transportation concept by Elon Musk. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]
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Hyperloop Passenger Capsule
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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Hyperloop Capsule in Tube Cutaway
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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Hyperloop Route Overview
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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Los Angeles/Grapevine South Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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I-5 Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route.
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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First Mode Shape of Hyperloop
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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Hyperloop Maximum Shear Stress
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
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Energy Cost Per Passenger Graph
Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX
Energy cost per passenger for a journey between Los Angeles and San Francisco for various modes of transport. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]




























