22K views · 1.2K reactions | NASA successfully test-fired a full-scale Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). It generates thrust by “using a supersonic combustion phenomenon known as a detonation,” according to the space agency's Marshall Space Flight Center, where the test was conducted. Learn more  https://trib.al/y0LSAz8 : NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta | Space.com | Facebook

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4.5K views · 404 reactions | Level up ⬆️ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at #NASAMarshall successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust. CONTINUE READING >> https://go.nasa.gov/3RRk2hh | NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center | Facebook