Skylon Spaceplane: The Spacecraft of Tomorrow

So last year when my spacecraft infographic got picked up, one thing which a lot of people commented on was Skylon. And it most certainly is an impressive beast. So basically, after 30 years of development, Skylon looks set to be a contender in orbital transport for the coming century – as the world’s first Single Stage To Orbit (SSTO) craft, it’ll cut the price of transporting things into orbit dramatically. Also, it’s damn sexy looking, if I do say so myself…

(Read more at Discovery Space…)