This advanced rocket engine design could one day change how future propulsion systems are built! Marshall propulsion engineers designed the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) to differ from a traditional rocket engine by generating thrust using a supersonic combustion phenomenon known as detonation. This NASA Technology design produces more power while using less fuel than today’s propulsion systems and has the potential to power both human landers and interplanetary vehicles to deep space

LEAP 71 is building AI engineering systems that generate rocket engine geometry directly from first-principles physics. Instead of manual CAD iteration, the design is computed from thermodynamics, fluid flow, and manufacturing constraints, then 3D printed and tested as real hardware. This approach could compress engine development timelines and unlock designs humans would not naturally draw. Follow @spaceeves #SpaceTechnology #RocketEngines #AIEngineering | SpaceEve

NΞURON generated a manufacturable rocket engine design using engineering constraints alone. The aerospike was 3D-printed as a single copper piece, cooled with liquid oxygen and kerosene, and successfully hot-fire tested. Developed by Leap71, this is a new way of building engines. Follow @spaceeves #RocketEngineering #Aerospace #SpaceTech #SpaceEves | SpaceEve