A new air-breathing rocket engine is ready for a major round of testing in the next 18 months after having passed a preliminary design review by the European Space Agency (ESA). The Synergistic ...

A British company called Reaction Engines Ltd.(REL) has accomplished what it calls “the biggest breakthrough in aerospace propulsion technology since the invention of the jet engine.” REL is in the ...

An analysis undertaken by the United States’ Air Force Research Laboratory (‘AFRL’) has confirmed the feasibility of the Reaction Engines Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (‘SABRE’) engine cycle ...

The Reaction Engines team are expanding in staff and activities to complete the SABRE demonstrator programme, with delivery on track for 2019. The company has relocated to larger premises on Culham ...

The development of a single-stage-to-orbit launch capability has been the Holy Grail to many since the dawn of the space age. Yet achieving orbit in one stage with conventional rocket power is ...

GLASGOW, Scotland – Details of the critical technology at the core of an innovative hybrid hypersonic propulsion system for air and space systems have been unveiled for the first time by its ...