13 April 2018
Air breathing rocket gets significant funding boost
... further investment in this round of fundraising, along with continued engineering support. New strategic investors are Rolls-Royce, a pre-eminent engineering company whose experience and capability in building complex engine systems is well known...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... Bond, Richard Varvill and John Scott-Scott were three propulsion engineers who worked together on the Rolls Royce RB545 engine, destined for use on the HOTOL reusable launch vehicle which was cancelled in the late...
May 2017
Growing plants without gravity
... of only 60 watts for all lights and supporting mechanisms. So, rather than opt for a complex and sophisticated ‘Rolls Royce’ greenhouse, we decided to build a simple, yet reliable one – like the Russian ‘Lada’ car! Thanks to our invaluable...
November 2017
Reusable air-launch and the space access paradigm
... the Cassini/Huygens mission. David has a keen interest in reusable launch vehicles, having worked as a propulsion engineer at Rolls-Royce and then as a system engineer at British Aerospace on the HoToL spaceplane. More recently, he has overseen the...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
... and 1994, these rocket relics are laid out on beds of desert sand inside protective cages. A recovered Rolls Royce RZ2 engine from the F-4 vehicle is also on display. Housed in what was originally St Barbara’s Anglican Church, the...
13 July 2016
Reaction Engines sign new deal with ESA while UK Space Agency announces new facility
... stands for Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, is a breakthrough in aerospace engine technology and is the concept of former Rolls-Royce engineer Mr Bond and two business partners who started the project over 30 years ago. The difference...
