Key Facts
- Lockheed Martin Ventures has taken a strategic stake in the rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace as announced on Oct. 22.

- Venus Aerospace has developed a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), which promises more efficiency than conventional rocket engines.

- The amount of Lockheed Martin Ventures’ investment was not disclosed.
- Duggleby stated that the funding will "advance our capabilities to deliver at scale and deploy the engine."

- Founded in 2020, Venus Aerospace has raised more than $106 million in private funding to date.

Rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace announced Oct. 22 that Lockheed Martin Ventures has taken a strategic stake in the company.
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