NASA Test-Fired 3D-Printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
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NASA successfully test-fired a full-scale Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). It generates thrust by “using a supersonic combustion phenomenon known as a detonation,” according to the space agency's Marshall Space Flight Center, where the test was conducted. Could be revolutionary - learn more: https://www.space.com/nasa-3d-printed...
Credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)
Credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)