[Photo: Reaction Engines] This is the Skylon spaceplane. It’s a revolutionary new concept that can take off like a plane before rocketing off into space. The European Space Agency just passed a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A huge, unmanned British space plane is on pace to start launching payloads into Earth orbit in less than a decade — provided it can pass a crucial engine test in June, its designers ...

A giant space plane that doubles as a supersonic jet is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Reaction Engines have devised a series of modules to demonstrate the proposed spaceship Skylon's capabilities. Here, a space station has been assembled using docking, habitation, power, airlock and ...

This site had an interview with Richard Varvill, the Technical Director and Chief Designer at Reaction Engines Limited. Reaction Engines Limited is a UK company that is developing a fully reusable ...

Air travel is about to get much faster and less polluting, but it will be another decade before we get to enjoy it. British firm Reaction Engines is working on an engine that will make hypersonic ...

Engine technology may be key to realising the Skylon space plane, but its airframe is also critical, and possibly just as ambitious. The 87m (285ft) long design, with 25m wingspan, calls for fuselage ...

Reaction Engines of the UK is developing the hypersonic Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (Sabre). It is designed to power a vehicle from a standing start to Mach 5.5 in air-breathing mode, and ...

A £6 million ($8.5 million) air-breathing rocket engine technology demonstration programme has been announced after the European Space Agency contributed €1 million ($1.25 million) to it. The ...