ESA's Invictus spaceplane project revives the SABRE hypersonic engine
ESA's Invictus spaceplane project revives the SABRE hypersonic engine
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ESA spaceplane project revives bankrupt firm’s hypersonic engine
ESA is backing a new project called Invictus that aims to develop and launch a hydrogen-powered spaceplane by 2031.
When Reaction Engines went bankrupt a few years ago there was much speculation about when -- not if -- their technology for a supercooled hybrid ramjet/rocket engine would be picked up by another entity. It seems we now have our answer as the ESA hopes to revive and complete the ambitious project for a single-stage-to-orbit, air-breathing spaceplane.