Venus Marks Rotating Detonation Flight-Test Milestone

Venus Aerospace test launch
Credit: Venus Aerospace
COLORADO SPRINGS—Hypersonic propulsion startup Venus Aerospace successfully flight tested a ground-launched, rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)-powered vehicle from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on May 14. The test, which marks the first known U.S. flight of a vehicle powered by a large-scale...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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