
ETH Zurich Ignites Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
A student team from ETH Zurich‘s Academic Space Initiative Switzerland (ARIS) has successfully ignited a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) using liquid propellants, recording stable detonation waves during a night test at Dübendorf Airfield in Switzerland. The achievement, reached by the 20-strong Pegasus team in early April 2026, places the students in rare company: only…
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