13 April 2018
Air breathing rocket gets significant funding boost
...of the most influential names in aerospace and finance to help develop its SABRE engine. SABRE is a new class of engine that is unique in delivering the fuel efficiency of a jet engine with the power and high speed ability of a rocket. These scalable...
13 July 2016
Reaction Engines sign new deal with ESA while UK Space Agency announces new facility
... two business partners who started the project over 30 years ago. The difference with the SABRE engine compared to conventional rocket engines is its ability to ‘breathe’ air from the atmosphere. Rather than using a weighty on-board oxidiser...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... offers far higher efficiency and versatility than existing rocket technology. A close up of the SABRE engine’s heat exchanger. This means that SABRE class engines are well suited for a variety of potential high-speed sub-orbital flight applications...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... also revealed at the FIA that it had received £100 million to press ahead with the development of its SABRE engine, which will take place at their new test facility at Westcott in Oxfordshire. Exomars naming competition Bolstering interest...
04 October 2018
Space cluster launch takes UK beyond the final frontier
... the event celebrated the creation of five new facilities: Reaction Engines SABRE Test Facility which is being built to demonstrate and test the revolutionary SABRE engine core. The firm recently announced a £26.5m investment including backing from...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... remains a clear risk. Whatever the standards of engineering and technical qualification, spaceplanes will not achieve the same...and space travel for the first time. Powered by two Sabre engines delivering a combined take-off thrust of 2,700 kN and...
