Venus Aerospace
Updated: July 08, 2026
Founders: Sarah Duggleby, Andrew Duggleby
Country: USA | Funding: $106M (+)
Founded: 2020
Website: https://www.venusaero.com/
Venus Aerospace has developed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) which is theoretically more efficient way to launch rockets. Instead of burning propellants in a round chamber, the engine creates a continual supersonic wave of combustion that rotates through a circular channel. It allows to waste less propellant. Now, the company is focused on hypersonic weapons development, replacing the solid rocket motors that power many missiles with its own thruster, and high-speed space vehicles that appeal to the military.
Founded: 2020
Website: https://www.venusaero.com/
Venus Aerospace has developed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) which is theoretically more efficient way to launch rockets. Instead of burning propellants in a round chamber, the engine creates a continual supersonic wave of combustion that rotates through a circular channel. It allows to waste less propellant. Now, the company is focused on hypersonic weapons development, replacing the solid rocket motors that power many missiles with its own thruster, and high-speed space vehicles that appeal to the military.
