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Virgin Hyperloop invests $ 500 million to build what could be the future of high-speed transportation.West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice held a press conference Friday with Virgin Airlines founder Sir Richard Branson announcing a partnership to bring the Virgin Hyperloop certification center to Tucker County in West. Virginia The Hyperloop is a joker theoretical transport system proposed by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.The idea is to create a high-speed transportation system to deliver pod-like capsules floating along rails inside low-pressure pipes at speeds of more than 600 mph.
The proposal sparked many companies and innovators to try to make the technology a reality, with Virgin Hyperloop being one of its largest investors. A fully functional hyperloop system is still a long way to go. But this certification center will bring Virgin closer to that dream.


Today is one of the most exciting days in Virgin Hyperloop history," Branson said in a statement. "The Hyperloop Certification Center is the starting point of the hyperloop journey for West Virginia, USA, and for the world. It's one step closer to making hyperloop travel a reality for everyone.Virgin is committed to bringing its safety-guaranteed facility as well as 6 miles of piping for transportation to West Virginia.Virgin representatives expect 150-200 engineering and mechanic jobs with 13,000 local jobs. In construction, production and maintenance This is a very big and big deal, it is truly state-of-the-art technology," the judge said.


It's about way more than just West Virginia or our country, it's about changing transportation, it's about America's best thinking for the whole world, so I couldn't be more proud. Anyone wondering, how is West Virginia West Virginia possible? I'll tell you this if you don't know West Virginia, West Virginia is changing and West Virginia is on its way.According to Virgin, the certification center paves the way for certification of hyperloop transportation across the United States, moving people and goods at a rate of 670 miles per hour.