We have all heard about astronomers travelling to the Moon via rockets, but have you ever thought about going to space on a train? Well, Japan is set to fulfil your dreams as The Weather Channel India has confirmed the country’s plans to send humans to the Moon and Mars.
According to media reports, Japan has laid plans to build a glass habitat structure that would imitate Earth’s gravity, atmosphere, and topography to make humans feel comfortable. As per The Weather Channel, researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University are working in collaboration with Kajima Construction to execute this plan.What seems like a sci-fi movie can be turned into reality if Japan’s technology is to be believed. Humans will be able to travel across different planets on trains in the near future! Yes, you read that right. Japan has laid out plans in a bid to send humans to Mars and the Moon, according to The Weather Channel India.
Japan has made plans to build a glass habitat structure that would copy Earth's gravity, atmosphere, and topography to make us feel at home.
How will Japan’s interplanetary transportation system work?
Japanese researchers have labelled this new-age interplanetary transportation system as "Hexatrack." Research says that this system will maintain a gravity of 1G during long-distance travel to reduce the effects of extended exposure to low gravity.
The bullet trains will carry hexagonal-shaped capsules, known as "hexacapsules," with a moving device in the centre.
The proposal shared by Japanese researchers claims that a mini-capsule with a 15-metre radius will connect the Earth and the Moon by using electromagnetic technology deployed by the Maglev trains in Germany and China.
The train’s station on the Moon will be known as Lunar Station. It will use a gateway satellite. The one on Mars will be known as the Mars Station and will be placed on the Martian satellite Phobos.
The Earth's orbital station will be known as "Terra Station." It will be a successor to the International Space Station (ISS).
According to Mashable India, the space train, termed as the "Space Express," will operate on a standard-gauge track.
Researchers at Kyoto University are planning to build a habitat that would be quite similar to the facilities on Earth. A narrow living structure, known as "The Glass," will be built in the shape of a champagne flute.
Further, the structure will create artificial gravity by using centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the Moon and Mars in space.
A capsule will link Earth to the Moon and Mars.
The interplanetary transportation system developed by Japanese researchers is called "Hexatrack." Hexatrack would maintain a gravity of 1G during long-distance travel to lessen the effects of extended exposure to low gravity.
The trains will also have hexagonal-shaped capsules called the "Hexacapsules," with a moving device in the middle.
According to the proposal of the Japanese researchers, a mini-capsule with a 15-metre radius will link the Earth and the Moon. A 30-metre-radius capsule will be needed to connect the moon and Mars.
When will the plan be executed?
As per Japan’s The Asahi Shimbun, the bullet train may take a century to become a reality. However, researchers are planning to create a simplified prototype version by 2050.
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