Venus Aerospace successfully flies world's first rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America

Venus Aerospace/Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)

Venus Aerospace achieved the world's first flight test of a rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico on May 14, 2025. The subscale rocket successfully demonstrated sustained hypersonic-speed detonation-based propulsion, a breakthrough in engine efficiency.