Geomagnetic Levitator Launch Vehicle
Suborbital
Research and development is now ongoing to finish
all indoor fabrication and testing of
a Geomagnetic Levitator Launch Vehicle Suborbital.
After the vehicle is tested indoors,
it will be taken to the launch site and tested.
Since the guidance is autonomous, after
the vehicle is released by hand it will fly by
itself. Tracking will be by visible observation.
Azimuth and elevation will be marked on a chart by
hand every 10 seconds. It is expected
that the vehicle will scintillate in the sky on and
off up until somewhere between 10 and
30 miles altitude. It is expected that the apogee
is somewhere around 10,000 miles and
reentry somewhere in the South Pacific. The
Geomagnetic Levitator Launch Vehicle
Suborbital has 3 major subsystems. 1. Propulsion-a
special ferromagnetic toroidal
winding. 2. Power Source-off the shelf batteries.
The ferromagnetism and the
geomagnetism are also power sources but require no
fuel; only the electrical conduction
needs battery "fuel". 3. Guidance-the autonomous
guidance system provides guidance,
navigation and flight control.
When the Geomagnetic Levitator Launch Vehicle
Suborbital is tested, an indoor
demonstration of a duplicate vehicle and flight
test data will be available. Successful
testing will be announced.