NASA Successfully Tests Revolutionary Rocket That Could Get Us to Mars Faster
NASA Successfully Tests Revolutionary Rocket That Could Get Us to Mars Faster
After setting foot on the Moon, the next destination for humankind is Mars, which presents a whole new set of challenges in speedy, long-distance space travel.
After setting foot on the Moon, the next destination for humankind is Mars, which presents a whole new set of challenges in speedy, long-distance space travel.
It's a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine"
What makes the RDRE so revolutionary is that it makes use of a sustained detonation circling around a ring-shaped channel, fed by a mix of fuel and oxygen which is ignited by each passing explosion.
Crucially, the RDRE uses less propellant fuel than conventional rocket engines, and is simpler in terms of its machinery and mechanisms. That means going into space becomes cheaper, and traveling further distances becomes possible.Saved you a click.
Thank you I was running low on clicks.
So it’s truthfully Revolutionary, hark! A spinning engine
Revolutionary
I see what they did there.
This is a fancy aerospike engine right? The rotating detinations gives it higher chamber pressure and therefore better ISP or something?
I will look for the Scott Manley video on this later (I think it was him?) Edit: also a Real Engineering one that explains the aero-spike nozzle
Anyone have the ISP of this experiment to compare to other engines?
I remember first hearing about the development of this back in the early 90s on Beyond 2000.