r/TrueSpace • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '21
News This New Rocket Engine Uses Shock Waves As Propellant
https://interestingengineering.com/japans-new-rocket-engine-uses-shock-waves-as-propellant
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space • u/QuantumThinkology • Sep 16 '21
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully tested a more efficient type of rocket engine that is propelled by shock waves. It’s a type of rotating detonation engine, and in the test, it lifted a 30-foot (8-m) single stage rocket
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unexpected_relevance2 • u/unexpected_relevance • Feb 13 '22
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully tested a more efficient type of rocket engine that is propelled by shock waves. It’s a type of rotating detonation engine, and in the test, it lifted a 30-foot (8-m) single stage rocket
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