http://boingboing.net/2012/04/27/spacex-falcon-9-engine-test-wi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/27/spacex-falcon-9-engine-test-wi.html#comment-1408084 heng Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157171#comment-1408084 In other news, Reaction Engines are testing their pre-cooler at the moment... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17874276 In other news, Reaction Engines are testing their pre-cooler at the moment… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17874276

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/04/27/spacex-falcon-9-engine-test-wi.html#comment-1408075 formosaman Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=157171#comment-1408075 They're also testing parts of the British Sabre at the moment, which is far more exciting because if it works the proposed Skylon spaceplane will take off like a jet before switching to rocket power at high altitude: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17864782 They’re also testing parts of the British Sabre at the moment, which is far more exciting because if it works the proposed Skylon spaceplane will take off like a jet before switching to rocket power at high altitude: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17864782

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