Venus Aerospace

Venus Aerospace’s team has expertise in aerospace engineering, manufacturing, and testing and works on rocket engine propulsion for defense, space, and high-speed aviation.

Venus Aerospace shares information about its rocket engine technology and handles partnership and media inquiries.

A generational improvement in rocket engine technology, Venus Aerospace’s RDRE & VDR deliver unmatched efficiency, scalability, and performance for defense, space, and commercial high-speed flight.

Venus Aerospace raises $90 million in a Series B led by Mercury Fund to scale its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine. The Houston startup is pivoting toward hypersonic weapons and high-speed military space vehicles, with Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Draper Associates, Starboard Star, and Green Sands Equity joining the round.

Jul 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Houston propulsion startup Venus Aerospace raises $91 million in a Series B round led by Mercury Fund, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, and Draper Associates. The company plans to use the funding to scale production of its rotating detonation rocket engine for hypersonic and space-transportation applications.

Jul 2026 · SpaceNewsNews article

Houston-based Venus Aerospace raises $91 million in a Series B led by Mercury Fund to scale its reusable rotating detonation rocket engine. Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Draper Associates, Starboard Star, and Green Sands Equity also participate, while Venus says the engine outperforms conventional rocket cycles by roughly 15%.

Jul 2026 · AeroTimeNews article

Venus Aerospace announced a ground-launched flight demonstration of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which it describes as the first of its kind in the United States. The duffel-bag-sized engine burned for seven seconds and propelled a small rocket to roughly Mach 0.5 over Spaceport America.

May 2025 · Aerospace AmericaNews article