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Since we are generally speculating here, is there any possibility the Hyperloop could be a suborbital craft to escape the atmosphere and thus reduce journey times dramatically.

That doesn't really work for "San Francisco to LA" but Richard Branson has mentioned this as an objective for Virgin Galactic "within the next 20 years". I'd be surprised if SpaceX, and hence Elon Musk, were not also looking in to this considering the technology they are creating.



I hope this is it. Suborbital hops between cities would be a spectacular ride. Minimal ground infrastructure needed also.




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