23K views · 1.2K reactions | NASA successfully test-fired a full-scale Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). It generates thrust by “using a supersonic combustion phenomenon known as a detonation,” according to the space agency's Marshall Space Flight Center, where the test was conducted. Learn more  https://trib.al/y0LSAz8 : NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta | Space.com | Facebook

72K views · 464 reactions | Venus Aerospace completed a flight test of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) on May 14, 2025. The engine is designed to "enable vehicles to travel 4 to 6 times the speed of sound from a conventional runway," according to Venus Aerospace. Aerospace news https://space-com.visitlink.me/aD6arD Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Venus Aerospace | edited by Steve Spaleta | Space.com | Facebook