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Bristol Spaceplanes Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Founded1991
Key people
David Ashford (Managing Director)
ProductsSpace tourism, Spaceplanes
Websitehttp://www.bristolspaceplanes.com/

Bristol Spaceplanes (BSP) is a British aerospace company based in Bristol, England, who has designed a number of spaceplanes with sub-orbital and orbital capabilities. The company's stated goal is "to realise low-cost access to space",[1] primarily through reusable launch vehicles, claiming the cost of human space travel has the potential to be reduced by a factor of 1,000.[2]

  1. ^ "Bristol Spaceplanes Company Information". Bristol Spaceplanes. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Bristol Spaceplanes joins tourism race". The Financial Times. 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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