Reaction Engines

Reaction Engines Limited
Company type	Private
Industry	Aerospace, Engineering
Founded	1989
Founders	Alan Bond; John Scott-Scott; Richard Varvill;
Fate	Entered administration, 2024
Headquarters	Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, England
Key people	Richard Varvill (Chief Designer); Mark Thomas (CEO); Adam Dissel (President of Reaction Engines Inc.);
Products	Research & consultancy on propulsion systems for reusable space access and hypersonic flight; Lightweight heat exchangers; Precision engineering services;
Website	www.reactionengines.co.uk

Reaction Engines Limited (REL) was a British aerospace manufacturer founded in 1989 and based in Oxfordshire, England.^[1] The company also operated in the USA, where it used the name Reaction Engines Inc. (REI).

REL filed for bankruptcy on 31 October 2024. Both REL and REI ceased operations and laid off the bulk of their staff.^[2]

^ "Reaction Engines Ltd. Main Page". Reactionengines.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt, SpaceNews, 10 November 2024.

[1] "Reaction Engines Ltd. Main Page". Reactionengines.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[2] Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt, SpaceNews, 10 November 2024.

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