Skylon is a British space plane under development by the U.K.-based Reaction Engines, Ltd. The space plane concept vehicle consists of a slender fuselage containing propellant tankage and payload bay, ...

Could the next space shuttle be a ­British machine? Don't laugh - if an ambitious rocket engine developer in Oxford has done its calculations, we could be just 10 years away from a reusable, runway ...

A giant space plane that doubles as a supersonic jet is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Skylon is a privately funded, single-stage-to-orbit vehicle designed to take off and land from a runway, ...

This artist's illustration depicts the Skylon concept vehicle. Engine technology being developed for a British space plane could also find its way into hypersonic aircraft built by the U.S. military.

Reaction Engines has gotten tens of millions of dollars in funding for various engine and cooler subsystem development and testing. They have also released a report that details the progress that has ...

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Engine technology being developed for a British space plane could also find its way into hypersonic aircraft built by the U.S. military. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is studying hypersonic ...