Venus Aerospace✓

Last year, we proved what was possible. Today, we're accelerating what comes next. Venus Aerospace has closed a $91M Series B led by @MercuryFund, with participation from @LockheedMartin Ventures, to transform our flight-proven RDRE into deployable propulsion systems for defense and space. The next chapter starts now. Read more:

Last week, Venus CEO @sduggleby had the honor of facilitating a conversation with Chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, at @jpmorgan’s #VetVC Summit. As a company developing propulsion technology for the future of American defense, we're proud to be part of a community working to strengthen our national security.

Great to welcome Congressmen @RepEllzey and @RepLuttrell to Venus Aerospace HQ in Houston this week. We appreciated the opportunity to share our progress and give them a firsthand look at the technology we're building to support U.S. defense capabilities. Venus's world-first high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) offers a new approach to propulsion, with the potential to significantly extend the range of defense systems. As the U.S. works to strengthen its defense industrial base and address ongoing supply chain constraints, we're developing this technology using standard materials and an engine architecture designed from the beginning for scalable domestic manufacturing.

Venus has officially opened its new propulsion test stand at the Houston Spaceport. Built on time and on budget with support from the @TXSpaceComm, the new stand expands our RDRE testing capabilities as we advance toward full propulsion systems.

RT @IntEngineering: Venus Aerospace has a new Houston facility to push its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine harder.

The next step for our flight-tested RDRE. Looking forward to advancing this work with @LockheedMartin.

.@LockheedMartin and @VenusAerospace announced a joint development agreement to advance Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) technology. The partnership will move the prototype from flight‑test to an operational engine for future long‑range, precision‑fire applications. 👇

Last week, we announced our $91M Series B. Today, we're introducing the leaders helping drive our next phase of growth. Over the past year, we've expanded our leadership across government, product, operations and communications as we continue scaling our flight-proven propulsion technology for defense and space. Meet the team shaping what's next: 🔗

The world's first successful flight of a high-thrust RDRE was never the finish line. It was the beginning. As we continue transforming flight-proven technology into deployable propulsion systems, we're proud to have leaders like @Astro_Pam helping shape what's next.

RT @TechCrunch: Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine

We're fortunate to have the support of investors who believe in our mission and our team. Thank you to all of our investors, including @PEAK6, @DraperVC, @seraphgroup, @Trousdale_VC and @PrimeMoversLab, for being part of the journey.

Big news: Venus Aerospace has been named a 2026 Technology Pioneer by the @wef. We're honored to join a global community of innovators building technologies that will shape the next decade. Learn more: #TechPioneers26 #InnovateScaleImpact

RT @reindsummit: "We have not seen a fundamental change in propulsion technology in 60 years. The weapons and systems we're using right now are using engines from the 1960s and the 1970s. But that is changing right now." @sduggleby and @aduggleby of @VenusAerospace at Reind 2.0

RT @UPSummitVC: At the UP.Summit, Andrew Duggleby, Co-Founder & CTO of @VenusAerospace, shared how rotating detonation engines could represent the first true architectural leap in aerospace propulsion in decades. #Aerospace #Innovation #Hypersonic #SpaceTech

Rocket engines hadn’t meaningfully changed in 60 years. @sduggleby decided that was her problem to solve. Now @Inc has named our CEO and co-founder to its Female Founders 500 for the fourth consecutive year. The recognition follows a milestone: flying the first U.S. high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine. And helping bring the next generation of women into aerospace. 🚀

Read more about Sassie’s recognition on the Inc. Female Founders 500:

Venus Aerospace has been named a finalist for the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy by @NatlAero — one of the highest honors in American aerospace. Recognized for achieving the world’s first flight test of a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine — delivering revolutionary efficiency gains and establishing American leadership in next-generation propulsion. Full announcement: #CollierTrophy #RDRE #Hypersonics #Aerospace

Breaking barriers in aerospace — and in leadership. At the @UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Venus Aerospace CEO & Co-Founder Sassie Duggleby shared how our team flew a rotating detonation rocket engine in just five years — a breakthrough many believed was decades away. When more women lead in deep tech, innovation accelerates. #WomenInScience #Aerospace

@UN Sassie Duggleby’s full UN remarks (42:00):

600 rocket engine hot fires in under four years. 🔥 Record-setting test cycles. Pushing RDRE performance with rapid iteration and relentless execution. Delivering revolutionary capabilities.

Aviation Week named Venus Aerospace’s Sassie and Andrew Duggleby among its Key People to Watch in the Space Sector in 2026. Next generation propulsion is here. Big things to come in 2026. #Propulsion #Aerospace #Space