Skylon is a British space plane under development by the U.K.-based Reaction Engines, Ltd. The space plane concept vehicle consists of a slender fuselage containing propellant tankage and payload ...

This supersonic aircraft, called Skylon, would be able to take off from any runway in the world, accelerate to five times the speed of sound using a hybrid jet-rocket engine, then transition to ...

Once you've seen the falls from below and behind, consider seeing them from above at the Skylon Tower. Dominating the Ontario skyline, this 775-foot high tower offers particularly breathtaking ...

It appears a feasible proposition, economically. That is the conclusion of a study that considered a European launch service based on a Skylon re-usable spaceplane. The report, commissioned by the ...

The 'biggest breakthrough since the jet' could reach anywhere in the world in just four hours or power a spaceplane into orbit with no need for rocket stages. By Clay Dillow Published Nov 29, 2012 ...

Reaction Engines, the company behind the Sabre project, will seek to use the technology on a unique “spaceplane” called Skylon, which will be capable of taking people to Earth's stratosphere i ...

Here’s how it works. The British Skylon single-stage-to-orbit space plane would take off from a runway and fly on air-breathing hydrogen-fueled rocket engines for much of its ascent through the ...

An innovative UK launcher concept is to get 1m euros (£900,000) of investment from the European Space Agency (Esa). The Skylon spaceplane would take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over ...

David Willetts (L) discusses Skylon with Alan Bond (C) and Tim Hayter (R) The UK government says it is working to put in place the regulations that would license the operation of spaceplanes.

In the 60th anniversary year of the Festival, Ms Kelly hopes to find what remains of Skylon. "It's like the Loch Ness monster - every so often there are supposed sightings but nobody really knows ...

It appears a feasible proposition, economically. That is the conclusion of a study that considered a European launch service based on a Skylon re-usable spaceplane. The report, commissioned by the ...