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Venus Aerospace

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2026

8 July

ReleaseVenus Aerospace raises $91M to mature the world's first flight-proven high-thrust RDRE into full propulsion systems

2025

22 October

ReleaseVenus Aerospace announces strategic investment by Lockheed Martin to accelerate breakthrough innovations in next-generation propulsion

14 May

ReleaseVenus Aerospace completes historic U.S. hypersonic engine flight test

17 April

The Venus RDRE undergoing a hot fire test.

Venus prepares NASA-backed nozzle for summer RDRE test flight

The compact nozzle design exceeded expectations during testing and will be integrated into Venus's rotating detonation rocket engine for a demonstration.

22 January

ReleaseAmerica's Frontier Fund backs breakthrough hypersonic engine company Venus Aerospace

2024

18 December

ReleaseVenus Aerospace achieves first ignition of VDR2 engine

8 November

ReleaseExosonic announces that the company is undergoing the shutdown process

3 October

Venus unveils groundbreaking detonation ramjet engine

The VDR2 combines the high thrust and efficiency of the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with the high efficiency cruise of a Ramjet, and will take flight in Venus' hypersonic flight test drone in 2025.

28 March

The test successfully demonstrated flight controls, stability, one leg of the ultimate Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) propulsion system, telemetry, ground operations, and air launch.

Venus makes first flight of supersonic drone contender

The eight foot, 300lb drone was dropped at 12,000 ft and accelerated to Mach 0.9, flying for 10 miles. It was powered by a hydrogen peroxide monopropellant engine at 80% thrust in order to not exceed Mach 1.

7 March

ReleaseVenus Aerospace achieves the first long-duration engine test of their RDRE in partnership with DARPA.

2 February

ReleaseTexas-based Venus Aerospace is working with rotating-detonation propulsion technology to turn the "Stargazer" from sci-concept to Mach-9 business jet that flies at 6,900 mph

8 January

ReleaseVelontra contracts with Venus Aerospace to deliver a propulsion system enabling airflights around the globe in one hour

7 June

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseVenus Aerospace raises $91M to mature the world's first flight-proven high-thrust RDRE into full propulsion systems

ReleaseVenus Aerospace announces strategic investment by Lockheed Martin to accelerate breakthrough innovations in next-generation propulsion

ReleaseVenus Aerospace completes historic U.S. hypersonic engine flight test

Venus prepares NASA-backed nozzle for summer RDRE test flight

ReleaseAmerica's Frontier Fund backs breakthrough hypersonic engine company Venus Aerospace

ReleaseVenus Aerospace achieves first ignition of VDR2 engine

ReleaseExosonic announces that the company is undergoing the shutdown process

Venus unveils groundbreaking detonation ramjet engine

Venus makes first flight of supersonic drone contender

ReleaseVenus Aerospace achieves the first long-duration engine test of their RDRE in partnership with DARPA.

ReleaseTexas-based Venus Aerospace is working with rotating-detonation propulsion technology to turn the "Stargazer" from sci-concept to Mach-9 business jet that flies at 6,900 mph

ReleaseVenus Aerospace partners with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on new engine technology

ReleaseVenus Aerospace adds Airbus Ventures to investor team

ReleaseAirbus Ventures invests in Venus Aerospace

Venus reports progress on hypersonic engine testing

ReleaseVelontra contracts with Venus Aerospace to deliver a propulsion system enabling airflights around the globe in one hour

ReleaseVenus Aerospace unveils "Stargazer", its Mach 9 hypersonic spaceplane

ReleaseVenus Aerospace raises $20 million in Series A funding led by Prime Movers Lab

ReleaseVenus Aerospace closes on $3 million in seed funding