MagLev Tested As Launch Aid

In addition to rocket and air-breathing propulsion work involving combustion, NASA is beginning to test concepts such as magnetic levitation (MagLev) systems that could hurtle future reusable launch vehicles off their pads with ground-based electrical fields. NASA MagLev testing is to enter a major...

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