a very #British epitaph for any technology: "We failed because we ran out of money."

"Reaction Engines hoped one day its tech would power a reusable space plane"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5zg85wnlo

"Rolls-Royce said it had other priorities and the UK military has very little money."

#technology #space #SpaceFlight #HOTOL #Skylon #ReactionEngines #UK #history #SpacePlane

Michael Khan bei #SciLogs:
"
Reaction Engines ist pleite
"
".. Firma existiert .. seit 1989. Ihre Aktivitäten gehen .. auf .. Konzept von 1984 zurück. Damals arbeitete die britische Industrie an .. HOTOL. Das habe ich damals als Student der Raumfahrttechnik verfolgt, erst enthusiastisch, dann zunehmend desillusionierter."

https://scilogs.spektrum.de/go-for-launch/reaction-engines-ist-pleite/

11.11.2024

#England #GreatBritain #Hotol #RB545 #Raumfahrt #ReactionEngines #SABRE #SpaceFlight #Skylon #SSTO #UK

Typical of modern British innovation:-

"Aerospace specialist Reaction Engines has gone into administration, potentially taking with it the dreams of hypersonic aircraft powered by its hybrid air-breathing rocket engine tech."

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/reaction_engines_administration/

"Furthermore, the UK Space Agency made a £3.9 million ($5 million) grant to the company in 2021 to support the development of the SABRE engine technology."

#Skylon #ReactionEngines #HOTOL #space #technology #UK

Nooo! Oh dear cant afford to lose this company - one of the building blocks for UK space technologies. #AlanBond #Skylon Reaction Engines' hypersonic hopes stall as funding fizzles out • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/reaction_engines_administration/

Although there are many projects, how come there are still no SSTO spaceplanes? Not even the promising #SKYLON has been heard from by now.
#astronautics #ssto #space #spaceexploration #future #spacecraft #spaceflight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk16En1qqEY