Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)
Completed NASA Game Changing Development project led by Glenn Research Center that matured a rotating detonation rocket engine for higher-performance, compact propulsion. RDRE uses a transverse detonation wave in an annular combustor to increase pressure and enable short, throttling-capable chambers across a wide propellant range, reducing risk for landers and future Moon, Mars, and deep-space vehicles.
Identity
- Aliases
- RDRERotating Detonation Rocket EngineRotating Detonation Engine
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)
- Status
- completed
- Types
- developmentresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- Completed NASA Game Changing Development project led by Glenn Research Center that matured a rotating detonation rocket engine for higher-performance, compact propulsion. RDRE uses a transverse detonation wave in an annular combustor to increase pressure and enable short, throttling-capable chambers across a wide propellant range, reducing risk for landers and future Moon, Mars, and deep-space vehicles.
- End Date
- 2024-09-30
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2020-03-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 03:09:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 03:09:33 UTC