Farnborough Airshow 2012

SABRE is a crucial part of Reaction Engine's plans for the SKYLON spaceplane

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SABRE on course to chill SKYLON into orbit

Reaction Engines has announced that is has successfully tested the key pre-cooler component of its revolutionary SABRE engine crucial to the development of its SKYLON spaceplane.

The Korean T50B added a splash of color to Farnborough's overcast sky (Photo: Gizmag)

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In pictures: Farnborough Airshow 2012

The skies over Hampshire, England, may have been resolutely overcast, but there has been nothing dull about the spectacle of the biennial Farnborough International Airshow taking place in them this week.

A replica of SpaceShipTwo on display at Farnborough Airshow (Photo: Mark Chivers/Virigin Galactic)

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Richard Branson lays out roadmap to put satellites, and his kids, into space

Richard Branson today set out the roadmap for Virgin Galactic's immediate future by announcing plans to put small satellites into orbit.

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Vigilus scout missile concept would see UAVs with longer arms and extra eyes

MBDA hopes that by soon after 2030, the CVS301 Vigilus could extend the strike capabilities of unmanned UAV drones by using scout missiles in hostile territory, allowing carrier UAVs to maintain a safe distance.

Rolls-Royce's LEGO jet engine is made from 152,455 standard LEGO bricks and parts (Photo: Gizmag)

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Rolls-Royce unveils 150,000-part LEGO jet engine

Rolls-Royce this week unveiled the world's first jet engine to be made entirely out of LEGO bricks, made from more than 150,000 standard bricks.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Qatar Airways colors flies over Farnborough airfield in the U.K. (Photo: Gizmag)

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner struts its stuff at Farnborough International Airshow

Qatar Airways unveiled its brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner today at the Farnborough Airshow in the U.K. as the aircraft took to the skies for the first time in a flying display.

WhiteKnightTwo with SpaceShipTwo spaceplane docked outside the SpaceShip company's hangar FAITH in the Mojave Desert

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Want to launch a satellite? Call Virgin Galactic Cargo

A new initiative from Virgin Galactic, called Virgin Galactic Cargo, could soon see the space tourism company branch out into space haulage by putting small satellites into orbit.

Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Gulfstream are said to be developing a successor to Concorde, pictured, that could fly from London to Sydney in four hours (Photo: James Gordon)

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"Son of Concorde" to fly London-to-Sydney in 4 hours?

Recent days have seen reports emerge of a successor to Concorde capable of speeds of over 2,485 mph (4,000 km/h) that could fly from London to Sydney in a mere four hours.