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British spaceplane developer Reaction Engines files for bankruptcy and layoffs
Reaction Engines Ltd., a British developer of air-breathing rocket engines, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure additional funding. Most of its 200 employees have been laid off, and the company is now under administration, with a likely outcome of liquidation. Founded in 1989, it is known for the SABRE engine concept and the proposed Skylon spaceplane, which never progressed beyond the conceptual stage.
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