Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Inventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inventions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Invention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Engine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engine</span></a><br>A few years before someone else jumps on the back of it, completes the project, and makes millions.<br>I love being British, but our inability to fund innovative projects is a major failing. I’m sure Frank Whittle, John Harrison and Christopher Cockerell (among many others) would agree.</p><p>The British jet engine that failed in the 'Valley of Death' <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5zg85wnlo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5zg85</span><span class="invisible">wnlo</span></a></p>
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Jon PENNYCOOK<p>a very <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> epitaph for any technology: "We failed because we ran out of money."</p><p>"Reaction Engines hoped one day its tech would power a reusable space plane"</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5zg85wnlo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5zg</span><span class="invisible">85wnlo</span></a></p><p>"Rolls-Royce said it had other priorities and the UK military has very little money."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HOTOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HOTOL</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Skylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skylon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpacePlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpacePlane</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Runway-to-Space No More, Reaction Engines Cease Trading <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/runway-to-space-no-more-reaction-engines-cease-trading/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/12/04/runway</span><span class="invisible">-to-space-no-more-reaction-engines-cease-trading/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/spaceplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceplane</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sabre</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Runway-to-Space No More, Reaction Engines Cease Trading - It’s not often that the passing of a medium sized company on an industrial estate ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/runway-to-space-no-more-reaction-engines-cease-trading/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/12/04/runway</span><span class="invisible">-to-space-no-more-reaction-engines-cease-trading/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/reactionengines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reactionengines</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spaceplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceplane</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sabre</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
RTN<p>Michael Khan bei <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SciLogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciLogs</span></a>:<br>"<br>Reaction Engines ist pleite<br>"<br>".. Firma existiert .. seit 1989. Ihre Aktivitäten gehen .. auf .. Konzept von 1984 zurück. Damals arbeitete die britische Industrie an .. HOTOL. Das habe ich damals als Student der Raumfahrttechnik verfolgt, erst enthusiastisch, dann zunehmend desillusionierter."</p><p><a href="https://scilogs.spektrum.de/go-for-launch/reaction-engines-ist-pleite/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scilogs.spektrum.de/go-for-lau</span><span class="invisible">nch/reaction-engines-ist-pleite/</span></a></p><p>11.11.2024</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Hotol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hotol</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RB545" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RB545</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SABRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SABRE</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Skylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skylon</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SSTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSTO</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
RTN<p>".. Reaction Engines .. behind the development of the Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) .. entered administration after rescue talks with potential investors failed."</p><p><a href="https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/time-runs-out-for-reaction-engines-as-it-enters-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/t</span><span class="invisible">ime-runs-out-for-reaction-engines-as-it-enters-administration/</span></a></p><p>31.10.2024</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Gro%C3%9Fbritannien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Großbritannien</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HTCDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HTCDF</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PWC</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SABRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SABRE</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Schreibmax<p>Die Firma Reaction Engines ist pleite.<br>Ich habe ja ein Faible für mutige Tech-Firmen im Bereich Luft- und Raumfahrt, die unter Technik mehr verstehen als Software. Dazu gehörte <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a>. Ihr combined-cycle-Antrieb mit Wärmetauscher hatte das Potential, die <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> eine Größenordnung energieeffizienter zu machen. Jetzt ist das Geld alle.<br>Wir verlieren zu viele gute Ideen an Buchhalter.<br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/technologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologie</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a></p>
Hugo Mills<p>Reaction Engines Ltd has gone into administration. A sad day.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/reaction_engines_administration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/11/01/rea</span><span class="invisible">ction_engines_administration/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a></p>
J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ<p>🔴 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a> has gone into administration, potentially taking with it the dreams of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hypersonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypersonic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> powered by its hybrid air-breathing rocket engine technology</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> company is a privately owned engineering research company that operated for more than 30 years. Its major focus was the development of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SABRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SABRE</span></a> (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine), said to combine the fuel efficiency of a jet engine with the power and high speed offered by rockets</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/reaction_engines_administration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/11/01/rea</span><span class="invisible">ction_engines_administration/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ<p>ℹ A British company aiming to pioneer hypersonic flight and which counts <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RollsRoyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RollsRoyce</span></a> Holdings among its backers is scrambling to raise new funding amid a squeeze on cashflow</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SkyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyNews</span></a> has learnt that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a>, which is based in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oxfordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oxfordshire</span></a>, has appointed advisers to raise fresh capital</p><p>Shareholders in the company, which include the FTSE-100 arms manufacturer <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAE</span></a> Systems, have been informed about the efforts to secure new money in recent weeks</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce</span><span class="invisible">-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/planes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aeroplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aeroplanes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/reactionengines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reactionengines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>england</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/propulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propulsion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/engines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engines</span></a> <br>I’d back projects like this. Sometimes you need to take a risk for things to pay off…<br><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736?obOrigUrl=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce</span><span class="invisible">-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736?obOrigUrl=true</span></a></p>
J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ<p>ℹ A <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> company aiming to pioneer hypersonic flight and which counts <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RollsRoyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RollsRoyce</span></a> Holdings among its backers is scrambling to raise new funding amid a squeeze on cashflow</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SkyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyNews</span></a> has learnt that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReactionEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReactionEngines</span></a>, which is based in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oxfordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oxfordshire</span></a>, has appointed advisers to raise fresh capital</p><p>Company shareholders, which also include the FTSE-100 arms manufacturer <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAE</span></a> Systems, have been informed about the efforts to secure new money in recent weeks</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/rolls-royce</span><span class="invisible">-backed-reaction-engines-scrambles-for-new-funding-13162736</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
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