NASA’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Breakthrough Could Transform Space Travel

Описание: NASA’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Breakthrough Could Transform Space Travel

A next-generation propulsion system is showing how future rockets could become more powerful and fuel-efficient than ever before.

In this video, we explain how the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) tested by NASA could change deep space missions. Unlike traditional rocket engines, RDRE uses continuous detonation waves inside a circular combustion chamber to generate higher thrust with better efficiency.

Engineers at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center successfully completed full-scale hot fire tests, achieving stable performance and record chamber pressures. The prototype, built using advanced 3D printing and NASA’s GRCop-42 copper alloy, demonstrated sustained thrust and structural stability under extreme conditions.

This propulsion technology could support future Moon and Mars missions under the Artemis Program and may eventually outperform parts of today’s conventional rocket systems, including engines used on the Space Launch System.

If RDRE development continues successfully, it may become a core engine design for next-generation space exploration vehicles.

Reference & Credit: NASA research summary and test report on Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), Marshall Space Flight Center hot-fire campaign.

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