Skylon
Reaction Engines Goes Into Bankruptcy, Taking the Hypersonic SABRE Engine With it
Rarely does something get developed which is a real game changer in space exploration. One example is the Skylon reusable…
1 month ago
Progress for the Skylon. Europe agrees to continue working on the air-breathing SABRE engine
The ESA and Reaction Engines recently took another step towards the realization of the hypersonic SABRE engine.
6 years ago
Why Do Rockets Need Stages? The Quest to Build a Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO)
Science fiction has promised us a rocket that blasts off into space without stages. How close is reality to the…
8 years ago
Flying Sky Car: The Skylon Explainer Inspired by xkcd
Just about everyone can claim to being inspired by the xkcd webcomic -- or at least enjoying a shared nerd…
10 years ago
Air-Breathing Rocket Engine Gets Funding Infusion
Air-breathing rocket engine. Need we say more? The technology, which sounds straight out of a science-fiction movie, has enough reality…
11 years ago
UK and European Space Agencies Give a Go For Skylon Spaceplane
After 30 years of development, the UK and European space agencies have given a go for the Skylon Spaceplane. The…
14 years ago