Many years ago there was a programme in Britain to develop an engine that
would operate as a jet in the atmosphere and convert to a rocket for space
travel, much like the engine described in Joseph Poyer's novel "North Cape".
Well, it seem that there is now a working model of a similar effort, again in
Britain:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20510112
Chris
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