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Skylon is a spaceplane like no other - it's a SSTO, or Single Stage to orbit vehicle, and one of my favorite spacecraft concepts.
Its history dates back to the 1980s with the HOTOL Project, with the goal of reducing the cost of putting things into orbit to 1/5th that of the American space shuttle. Much work has been done on the idea, and includes some truly brilliant technologies. But the British government was wary of the huge development costs and time required.
Work on SABRE and Skylon continues privately under Reaction Engines Limited, and while Skylon might not be in the air today, its engine technology continues to be developed...
I hope you enjoy my attempt at recreating these vehicles in KSP RSS/RO.
Sources:
Concept art on the secretprojects forum
www.secretprojects.co.uk/thre...
The latest Skylon manual, and the one mine is based off of.
web.archive.org/web/201511290...
A great BBC documentary on HOTOL and Skylon, with Alan Bond and more speaking.
• The Three Rocketeers-2...
Additional sources:
web.archive.org/web/200812301...
reactionengines.co.uk/
web.archive.org/web/201106151...
web.archive.org/web/201306231...
web.archive.org/web/201509240...
www.researchgate.net/profile/...
Music:
Nightlife by Frank Schröter
Link: filmmusic.io/song/8700-nightlife
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bap Bap Bap by Sascha Ende®
Link: filmmusic.io/song/2977-bap-ba...
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Smooth and Cool by Nico Staf
KZitem audio library
Stairway by Patrick Patrikios
KZitem audio library
Tribute by Frank Schröter
Link: filmmusic.io/song/8740-tribute
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Rich in the 80s by DivKid
KZitem audio library
Space Trooper by Divkid
KZitem audio library
Beautiful Sound by Frank Schröter
Link: filmmusic.io/song/9004-beauti...
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Looping Ascent by Joel Cummins
KZitem audio library
Drive by Ross Bugden
• ♩♫ Epic Chase Music ♪♬...
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:33 The concept of SSTOs
1:22 Why do rockets stage?
3:00 Introduction to HOTOL
5:25 HOTOL 2.0
7:11 The end of HOTOL
7:55 And the start of Skylon
8:25 Skylon Cinematic
14:33 The future of Skylon
16:24 But...
Негізгі бет Ойындар From HOTOL to SKYLON - The history of Britain's spaceplane project.
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