Venus Aerospace Has First High Thrust Rotating Detonation Engine Flight
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6YYTZ)
On May 14, 2025 Venus Aerospace became the first in the world to successfully fly a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) - achieving what no government or private entity had done before. The RDRE utilizes supersonic detonations in a circular chamber to achieve higher thrust-to-weight ratios and greater fuel efficiency (theoretically up to 15% ...