Venus Aerospace Announces Strategic Investment by Lockheed Martin to Accelerate Breakthrough Innovations in Next-Generation Propulsion

Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace

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Venus Aerospace Announces Strategic Investment by Lockheed Martin to Accelerate Breakthrough Innovations in Next-Generation Propulsion

HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Venus Aerospace, the startup leader in next-generation rocket engine propulsion, today announced a strategic investment in the company by Lockheed Martin through their investment arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures. The investment follows Venus's historic May…

Lockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Rocket Engine Startup Venus Aerospace

Venus Aerospace on Wednesday said it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture capital arm to help speed technology development. The value of the investment was not […]

Lockheed Martin backs Venus Aerospace propulsion tech

Venus Aerospace has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures to accelerate the development of its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), a propulsion technology the company says could redefine efficiency in space and defense systems.  The announcement, made at the Axios Future of Defense Summit in Washington, D.C., follows Venus’s May 2025 high-thrust RDRE flight test at Spaceport America. Terms of the investment were not…