Tests of the prototype being developed at the Univ. of Washington were recently performed at a large vacuum chamber at Test Area 300 at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. These tests allowed for expansion over some 16 feet, or nearly 50 times the magnet radius, to be studied. Credit: Robert Winglee. Click to enlarge.

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