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DATA
Length: 82m
Fuselage Diameter: 6.25m
Wingspan: 25m
Unladen Mass: 41,000kg
Fuel Mass: 220,000kg
Max. Payload Mass: 12,000kg
Projected R&D Cost: $10bn
Expected First Flight: 2020

SABRE engine passes milestone tests

28 Nov 2012

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Skylon development given go-ahead by UK Space Agency

24 May 2011

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42T to assist in the mechanical design of SKYLON spaceplane

27 Apr 2011

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Space for improvement

6 Apr 2011

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Boeing agrees deal for Space Adventures

16 Sep 2010

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Martin Ditter of ESA UK Harwell research centre

08 February 2010

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UK to lead commercial space travel

27 Oct 2009

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Space tourism boosts research agenda

13 Jul 2009

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NASA and Virgin Galactic sign MOU

22 Feb 2007

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Virgin in space

29 Jul 2005

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Space tourism

25 Jul 2005

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