[amsat-bb] Re: Could we raise orbit thru magnetorque?

All,

So why is the maglev principle (magnetic levitation) http://www.google.be/search?hl=nl&q=maglev&meta= not applicable in space?

Magnetic levitation applied to trains generates an upward force equal and opposite to the earth's gravitation.

BR,

There are no steel rails up in the sky... ;-)

-jari oh3uw