Venus Aerospace ISP Estimates From 0 to Mach 10
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6Z15C)
Venus Aerospace has not publicly released detailed specific impulse (ISP) data for their Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) or the VDR2 (a rocket-based combined cycle engine integrating RDRE with ramjet modes) across Mach speeds. However, based on their claims of 10-15% efficiency gains over conventional rocket engines, partnerships with NASA and DARPA, and general RDRE ...