Venus Aerospace Targets Full-Scale RDRE Development With New Funding

Venus Aerospace RDRE rocket
Credit: Venus Aerospace
Hypersonic propulsion developer Venus Aerospace says a newly raised $91 million funding round will be used to advance its rotating detonation rocket engine technology toward full-scale deployment for near-term space and defense applications. In May 2025, Venus flight-tested a ground-launched...
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