[Meta] [RFC] Fenspace 2022, take 2

[Ace Dreamer]

Here's the FenWiki page on Fen-Dane Relations. Some of what's been discussed here really should end up there...

OK, I've added 'The Commonwealth' as that tends to stir the political pot, and I've expanded the 'British Isles' section.
Now, in the process of researching that I've looked-up a few things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOTOL
HOTOL died in 1988, and HOTOL 2 was never started.  But, there was a follow-up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylon_%28spacecraft%29
with:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...senger_Module_for_Skylon
by:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...Reaction_Engines_Limited
You may have heard of them in the tech or aviation press, these are the ones with the helium pre-cooler on their engine.
http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/press_release.html
These people will use handwavium if it will make their engines work, though they will likely keep almost everything hard-tech.  You will have to lock them up to keep them out of Space.
How might this fit into Fenspace?
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