Reaction Engines To Fly Reusable Spaceplane

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 11, 2009 @05:46PM from the let's-just-start-here-on-the-ground dept.

RobGoldsmith writes "Reaction Engines have designed a 'reusable spaceplane' to provide inexpensive and reliable access to space. The Star Wars-looking 'Skylon' reusable spaceplane has already been designed and the team are well into engine testing. They have taken some time out from building spaceships to talk about their background, their goals, and their recent engine tests. This article shows new images of their STERN Engine, an experimental rocket motor which explores the flow in Expansion Deflection (ED) nozzles. They also discuss their Sabre air-breathing engine technology. View the Skylon Spaceplane concept, the STERN Engine and much more in this in-depth interview with the team."

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Sky-Lon? by pcgabe · 2009-01-11 19:28 · Score: 4, Funny

Sounds like a Skynet-Cylon joint venture. Please don't be sinister-looking....
*Opens link*
Ah, crap.

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Re:Star Wars looking? by decoy256 · 2009-01-12 00:39 · Score: 4, Funny

Is that what pretentious Brits call Aluminum?