VENUS AEROSPACE OUTFITS ITS RECORD-SETTING HYPERSONIC ENGINE SYSTEM WITH NASA-SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGY

VENUS AEROSPACE OUTFITS ITS RECORD-SETTING HYPERSONIC ENGINE SYSTEM WITH NASA-SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGY

Prepares for upcoming flight demonstration later this summer

Houston space tech company develops new engine features with NASA funding

Outfitted with a new type of aerospace technology, a rocket engine developed by Houston startup Venus Aerospace for hypersonic flights will undergo testing this summer. Supported by a $155,908 federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from NASA, Venus Aerospace came up with a new design for nozzles — engine parts that help manage power — for its compact rocket engine. Venus Aerospace says the newly configured nozzles have “exceeded…