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
... capable of bridging the gap between air and space travel for the first time. Powered by two Sabre engines delivering a combined take-off thrust of 2,700 kN and with a maximum loaded weight of 345,000 kilograms...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... the Future Small Payload Launcher (FSPL) being developed by Orbital Access and using the Reaction Engines’ Sabre engine. Due to these advances and the game-changing cost reductions, cubesats are now available for...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
...-technical reasons. The key technology used by the Scorpion is the Serpent nuclear engine which, like the SABRE (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine) that powers Skylon, is an invention of Alan Bond, who first outlined the...
