UK space sector: the sky’s not the limit

Posted on 28 Dec 2015 by Ruari McCallion
Skylon air-spacecraft with SABRE engine. Image courtesy of Reaction Engines.

Ruari McCallion highlights some of the home-grown success stories contributing to the UK space sector’s global esteem.

Wielding the Sabre At the beginning of November 2015, Reaction Engines – based at the Culham Science Centre near Abingdon in Oxfordshire – announced that it had sold a minority stake in itself to BAE Systems, for £21 million – valuing the company at more than £100 million. With additional UK Government funding of £60…

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