08 jul 2026
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology

Funding will support development and production of the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine The post Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology appeared first on SpaceNews .
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Houston-based company Venus Aerospace announced today (June 8) the closing of its "Series B" financing round, which raised $91 million to evolve its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) from functioning prototype to a scalable propulsion system with multiple applications. Venus completed a demonstration launch with its test vehicle in May 2025, accomplishing the first such flight from U.S. soil powered by an RDRE.
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Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design
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Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
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