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British Aerospace HOTOL

HOTOL, for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing, was a 1980s British design for a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) reusable spaceplane that was to be powered by an airbreathing jet engine. Development was being conducted by a consortium led by Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace (BAe).

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Designer
Rolls-Royce British Aerospace
Developed into
Skylon
National origin
United Kingdom
Status
Cancelled
Type
Spaceplane

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British Aerospace HOTOL

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Edges73
Triples16
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
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British Aerospace HOTOL

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Designer · 1
British Aerospace HOTOL → Rolls-Royce British Aerospace
Developed into · 1
British Aerospace HOTOL → Skylon
National origin · 1
British Aerospace HOTOL → United Kingdom
Status · 1
British Aerospace HOTOL → Cancelled
Type · 1
British Aerospace HOTOL → Spaceplane

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hotol engine would british rolls-royce development rocket bae vehicle project design space government 1985 work spacecraft study american european launch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
British Aerospace HOTOLDesignerRolls-Royce British Aerospace1.00infobox
British Aerospace HOTOLDeveloped intoSkylon1.00infobox
British Aerospace HOTOLNational originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
British Aerospace HOTOLStatusCancelled1.00infobox
British Aerospace HOTOLTypeSpaceplane1.00infobox
the McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80.While HOTOL's proof-of-concept design study was being carried outinstance ofroughly the size of a medium-haul airliner0.80text
attempts were made by both industryinstance ofroughly the size of a medium-haul airliner0.80text
the British government to establish international cooperation to developinstance ofroughly the size of a medium-haul airliner0.80text
produceinstance ofroughly the size of a medium-haul airliner0.80text
and deploy the spacecraftinstance ofroughly the size of a medium-haul airliner0.80text
conventional rocket vehicle using similar construction techniques failed to show much advantage to HOTOL.In 1989instance ofand there were allegations that comparisons with alternative launch systems0.80text
funding for the project endedinstance ofand there were allegations that comparisons with alternative launch systems0.80text

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