Gizmodo

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Rocket Engine That Turns Controlled Explosions Into Thrust

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a winner of the 2025 ...
NextBigFuture

Venus Aerospace Has First High Thrust Rotating Detonation Engine Flight

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 ...
BGR

This Company Wants To Use AI To Mass-Produce Rocket Engines

SpaceX currently controls nearly every rocket launch on Earth. With 98% of global orbital launches under its belt, Elon Musk's company has become the de facto gatekeeper to space. While China is still ...
Orlando Sentinel

With SLS rocket future uncertain, L3Harris still cranking out engines

While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is pushing forward with the manufacture of the powerful rocket’s core stage ...
The Space Race on MSN

How Nuclear Rockets Will Take Us To Mars And Beyond

Nuclear rockets promise to cut the travel time to Mars almost in half, giving astronauts a safer and faster journey through deep space. Instead of burning chemical fuel, these engines heat propellant ...