Virgin Hyperloop's passenger-carrying capsule - dubbed 'Pegasus' - will make its public debut at the Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building in Washington, DC in November.
The building has showcased inventions like Edison’s lightbulb, the first telephones and Apollo rockets.
Virgin Hyperloop co-founder Josh Giegel says: “Growing up, I spent family vacations at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, seeing first-hand how engineers could change the world."
"Having the vehicle the Virgin Hyperloop team created on display at the Smithsonian, inspiring the next generation of engineers to think big, is truly a dream come true.”
Rachel Goslins, director of the Arts + Industries Building, says: “Since opening in 1881, the Arts + Industries Building has been an incubator of ideas that, while at the time may have felt unimaginable, have gone on to profoundly impact the ways in which we experience the world around us."
"Hyperloop is one of these leaps that signal a transformative shift in how we could live and travel.”
Virgin Hyperloop says its systems combine an ultra-efficient electric motor, magnetic levitation and a low-drag environment to carry more people than a subway, at airline speeds and with zero-direct emissions.
Visitors will be able to see the Pegasus vehicle at a free exhibition called Futures, which runs until July 2022.
