British aerospace company claims biggest engine advance since the jet
Elon Musk was specifically asked about this technology when he was at Martin School last week. He didn't hear about it, but he seemed skeptical that it would work better than rockets. His response here:<p><a href="http://youtu.be/c1HZIQliuoA?t=48m55s" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/c1HZIQliuoA?t=48m55s</a><p>SpaceX might still be the first one with a re-usable rocket if they finish the Raptor engine in 3 years. Plus, his could actually be used to land on Mars, while this can only be useful where you still have atmosphere and oxygen - so only for launches to orbit.<p>But it's great to see more private companies competing in this area. And even if nothing comes out of it for space travel, it might still turn out be a useful technology for airplanes.