Successful test flight for company aiming to travel London to New York in one hour
The rocket engine is launched for its first test flight outside of a lab (Picture: Venus Aerospace)Venus Aerospace says it has successfully tested a rocket engine that could make hypersonic jet travel a reality.It is hoped the engine could enable planes to travel four to six times the speed of sound from a conventional airport runway, making going from London to New York comparable to a trip to France.
The Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico th