Venus Aerospace has developed the Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2), which integrates a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with a ramjet. This hybrid engine offers several ...

Can the engines be light enough? Venus Aerospace has developed the Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2), which integrates a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with a ramjet. This ...

The Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine, also known as ‘VDR2’, can reportedly reach speeds of Mach 6, which is six times the speed of sound. This would be 3,600 miles per hour ...

Houston-based Venus Aerospace, meanwhile, is developing a rocket-based combined-cycle propulsion system that combines a rotating detonation rocket engine with a ramjet.