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First line of the article: “REL, based at Culham in Oxfordshire, is working on a propulsion system that is part jet engine, part rocket engine.”
by igravious 9y ago
First line of the article: “REL, based at Culham in Oxfordshire, is working on a propulsion system that is part jet engine, part rocket engine.”
- twic 9y agoI assume that robin_reala means that this is a motor, not a vehicle. So you don't need to do launches to a useful orbit as part of development. Or production - you can sell the motor to someone who wants to build a spaceplane. That said, my understanding is that Reaction Engines plans to build the spaceplane too, although if someone else with more expertise came along and wanted to do that, i imagine they would be open to it.
- igravious 9y agoThat wasn't my interpretation but I'm open to yours, thanks!