Astrobotic’s "Chakram" engine just smashed a 300-second record. See how spinning shock waves could revolutionize NASA's Moon ...

Astrobotic put its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) through its paces for the ...

Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...

NASA believes the rotating detonation engine could be the future of deep space travel, and it's getting strong results in prototype testing. Combustion engines are tried and true, and however angry ...

Private space company Astrobotic annouced the longest hot fire test of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), 300 seconds.

If we are to truly become a solar system-wide civilization, we really need to rethink the means of propulsion that are currently taking us off our own planet. After all, current rocket engines are ...

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A US-based propulsion company has successfully launched and flown a new rocket powered by a unique rotating detonation engine. Although relatively small by rocket standards, the test could pave the ...

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Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key ...

GE Aerospace says it successfully demonstrated an advanced jet propulsion concept that involves a dual-mode ramjet design utilizing rotating detonation combustion. This could offer a pathway to the ...