It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale. But a new type of engine – called a rotating detonation engine – promises to make rockets not only more […]

DefenceTalkBritish aerospace company BAE Systems today unveiled an investment in a new engine combining jet and rocket technologies — part of a growing list of companies in the commercial space race. BAE said it would invest USD 31.9 million for a 20 per cent stake in Reaction Engines, which is developing the SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britains-bae-systems-buys-into-rocket-engine-technology-65741/