sabre UK Gov invests in Sabre Engine

[FloatingFatMan]

The UK government is putting ?60m into the revolutionary Sabre engine, but its inventors will need about four times this sum to produce the final design.

Discussions with private investors are now under way to secure the additional funding, says project leader Alan Bond.

Sabre is a jet-######-rocket that could, say its supporters, propel a fully re-usable space plane into orbit.

Chancellor George Osborne has witnessed a display of its enabling technology, and is excited by the innovation.

He intends to release ?35m in 2014-15 and a further ?25m in 2015-16 to help Mr Bond conclude the power unit's development phase.

This would see the construction of a demonstration engine and a blueprint for manufacture.

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Good to see the gov are investing in this technology!

[DocM]

Original Skylon / SABRE thread: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/981956-scientists-unveil-plans-for-a-6bn-spaceplane/?fromsearch=1

Reaction Engines Ltd site: http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/

Skylon is a pretty hot topic in aerospace circles, and the UK is correct in investing in it. The extremely advanced cooling unit (liquifies air on thd fly) could also be used in an air-breathing engine for a super/hyper-sonic transport. Game changing stuff.

[FloatingFatMan]

Original Skylon / SABRE thread: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/981956-scientists-unveil-plans-for-a-6bn-spaceplane/?fromsearch=1

I was so excited at beating you to the punch in a space related topic, that I didn't take the time to find the original thread. :p

Reaction Engines Ltd site: http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/

Skylon is a pretty hot topic in aerospace circles, and the UK is correct in investing in it. The extremely advanced cooling unit (liquifies air on thd fly) could also be used in an air-breathing engine for a super/hyper-sonic transport. Game changing stuff.

Imagine if they got together with the genius's at SpaceX...