Chen Hongbo, pesquisador da China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, diz que a aeronave será de fácil manutenção e deverá permitir uma reutilização frequente e de baixo custo.
O projecto mais conhecido de um avião espacial com estas características é o Skylon, da empresa britânica Reaction Engines Limited que deverá ser propulsionado por motores SABRE (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine )
According to the Xinhuanet website, China will test in 2020 a spacecraft capable of taking off like an airplane and carrying cargo and people into space.
Chen Hongbo, a researcher at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, says the aircraft will be easy to maintain and should allow frequent and low-cost reutilisation.
The best known project of a space plane with these characteristics is Skylon, of the British company Reaction Engines Limited, which should be propelled by SABER (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine)
Skylon project |
Sabre engine Imagens REL |
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