Reaction Engines Ltd

We have achieved a breakthrough in aerospace engine technology by developing ultra-lightweight heat exchangers 100 times lighter than existing technologies that allow the cooling of very hot airstreams from over 1,000 °C to minus 150 °C in less than 1/100th of a second.
This integrated air-breathing and rocket propulsion technology enables the following vehicle applications:

  • Mach 5 high altitude cruise:
    • Fly anywhere in the world in 4 hours
    • Efficient sub-sonic and hypersonic cruise modes
  • Low-cost reusable space access:
    • Aircraft-like access to space
    • Operates from runway to orbit and back
    • Order of magnitude reduction in cost vs. existing technology
    • 400 x improved reliability
    • Responsive access to space

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