Design image of the Skylon spacecraft taking off. This radical redesign uses a horizontal take off and landing system, and is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space.
Traveling the universe by plane —
Design image of the Skylon spacecraft taking off. This radical redesign uses a horizontal take off and landing system, and is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space.
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Skylon could be used to deliver parts to a satellite.
Rapid response —
Skylon could be used to deliver parts to a satellite.
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The SABRE engine with a breakdown of its features.
Under the hood —
The SABRE engine with a breakdown of its features.
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Pre-cooler for the SABRE engine at Reaction Engines' UK site.
Testing zone —
Pre-cooler for the SABRE engine at Reaction Engines' UK site.
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How the Skylon fits together.
Intelligent design —
How the Skylon fits together.
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Concept for the 'Lapcat', a hypersonic plane for intercontinental travel that uses the SABRE engine.
Sydney to London in the blink of a cat's eye —
Concept for the 'Lapcat', a hypersonic plane for intercontinental travel that uses the SABRE engine.
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Dragon V2 reusable spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX
Competition for reusables heating up —
Dragon V2 reusable spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX
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