Mach 9 Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Survives Its First Long-Duration Test

The aerospace industry is on the verge of being completely transformed. Partly responsible for that are the many startups working on technologies so out of this world that they might completely reshape our future. It is thanks to private companies that vertical take-off and landing aircraft are gaining momentum. It's them who drove forward the rise of reusable rockets for space exploration. And it will probably be them who will bring... (continue reading...)