First major test for world’s first ‘space plane’ passed

Posted on 9 Apr 2019 by Maddy White

Designed to drive space planes to orbit at Mach 5, and also take airliners around the world in just a few hours, the Sabre air-breathing rocket engine has just passed a crucial testing phase.

Sabre is a new type of flexible engine for propelling high speed aircraft and spacecraft – image courtesy of Reaction Engines. Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine, or Sabre, is a new type of flexible engine for propelling both high speed aircraft and spacecraft. Reaction Engines devised the unique rocket engine to…

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