| has gloss | eng: In aerospace, Skylon is a design by Reaction Engines Limited (managed by British rocket scientist Alan Bond) for an airbreathing single-stage to orbit, precooled air turboramjet based spaceplane. A fleet of vehicles is envisaged; each vehicle would be reusable at least 200 times. Costs per kilogram of payload would be below the current costs of launch , including the costs of R&D, with costs expected to fall much more over time after the initial expenditures have amortised. The cost of the program, including production of a small fleet of aircraft has been estimated to be about $10 billion. |
