The only thing that stands between space tourism making it into the mainstream is the actual cost of launching a spacecraft. Well, if things go as planned we’ll be witnessing a low-cost-reusable-sexy-looking rocket named Skylon in less than 10 years.
— Alan Bond, managing director of Oxford-based Reaction Engines Ltd (REL).Traditional throwaway rockets costing more than a $100m (£70m) per launch are a drag on the growth of this market.
This reusable beauty is good enough to lift a payload of more than 12 tonnes into orbit and return back safely. It uses a unique hybrid engine named Sabre. Sabre is being touted as the air-breathing rocket engine that gets into rocket mode and burns the hydrogen with liquid oxygen.
Even if technology within doesn’t interest you, you’ll surely love the proposed design of this craft. It does remind me of the Justice League’s Javelin.
Via: Gizmodo
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Really it is something an amazing work.It is very true technology within doesn’t interested me very much, but i love the design of this craft.It’s amazing!