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Pratt & Whitney Advances CCA Engine Testing as Raytheon Expands Mk 104 Rocket Motor Production

The two announcements highlight RTX’s parallel work on both air-breathing and solid rocket propulsion technologies through ...

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 ...
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'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough

Melroy, NASA's former Deputy Administrator, has joined the Board of Directors for Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just ...
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 ...

Kratos and GE Aerospace’s Small Engine Testing Gains Altitude

GEK800 Small Engine Designed to Power the Next Generation of Affordable Unmanned Aerial Systems and CCA-type Aircraft AFRL, GE Aerospace, Kratos ...
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RTX advances in aircraft engines and increases production of the Mk 104 rocket.

RTX advances in aircraft engines and increases production of the Mk 104 rocket. Pratt & Whitney has completed critical tests ...
NextBigFuture

Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Engine Breakthroughs

Andrew Duggleby, co-founder and CTO of Venus Aerospace, discusses their groundbreaking propulsion technology. They have a ramjet integrated with a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) which they ...
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Venus Aerospace Recruits Pam Melroy, Shuttle Astronaut and Former NASA Deputy Admin

Venus Aerospace has brought in veteran pilot, space shuttle astronaut, and NASA administrator Pam Elroy to sit on its board ...

New Nuclear Rocket Concept Could Slash Mars Travel Time in Half

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...
FlightGlobal

Ursa Major wins $35 million contract for developmental Draper engines from undisclosed defence customer

Colorado-based engine maker Ursa Major has secured a nearly $35 million contract from an undisclosed US defence company for ...
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Ursa Major Marks Expansion With Key Rocket Contracts

Ursa Major Marks Expansion With Key Rocket Contracts is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...