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Potential delay for first test flight of India's spaceplane demonstrator
Posted in Science on 2nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The unmanned sub-orbital spacecraft was scheduled to be launched in February, but technical difficulties may put back the flight to the first week of April.
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US Military Awards New Contracts for XS-1 Space Plane
Posted in Business on 8th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
DARPA aims to build a reusable vehicle to provide 'quick, affordable and routine' access to space, which it says is ' critical for both national and economic security'.
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Skylon spaceplane developers reveal the antifreeze method for the sabre hypersonic engine
Posted in Hardware on 11th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The engine could enable a single stage to orbit vehicle.
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Reaction Engines UK will have new tests of their Skylon Single stage to orbit Spaceplane engine prototype
Posted in Hardware on 30th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
The engine requires a novel design to allow operation in both air-breathing and rocket modes.
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ESA successfully test flies mini-spaceplane
Posted in Science on 12th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The future of space travel is all about rapid reusability.