https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-03/all-aboard-20000-mile-hour-low-earth-orbit-express/
This broke me, and this is a refreshed article, they've talked about this for years. The fact we don't shit the death star into space with a Startram is evidence enough that NASA is lying through its teeth.
"Now, in principle, there’s no part of building a super-fast maglev train that isn’t doable (how safe it would be is another question entirely)."
We can do it, it's just more dangerous than blowing rockets up on the ground. Uh what?