# Nasa testa il primo RDRE (Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine) in full scale

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**Created:** [26 Gennaio 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671 "2023-01-26T08:21:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/user_avatar/www.forumastronautico.it/gp1nick/32/63016_2.png) [@gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/u/gp1nick)\
**Post date:** [26 Gennaio 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671/1 "2023-01-26T08:21:23Z")

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> **[NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep Space Missions - NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasa-validates-revolutionary-propulsion-design-for-deep-space-missions/)**
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> The RDRE differs from a traditional rocket engine by generating thrust using a supersonic combustion phenomenon known as a detonation. This design produces

[![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/c/8/c8adabe78bca67af685817d0f7a141fa1ecda174.jpeg "Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test at Marshall Space Flight Center") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBWUim-rppQ&t=13s)

[![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/c/7/c76cfbb6a4fb9f2ec4914b2f9ceff3127dceda03.jpeg "What Is A Rotating Detonation Engine - And Why Are They Better Than Regular Engines") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG_Eh0J_4_s)

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**Author:** ![archipeppe](https://www.forumastronautico.it/user_avatar/www.forumastronautico.it/archipeppe/32/65151_2.png) [@archipeppe](https://www.forumastronautico.it/u/archipeppe)\
**Post date:** [26 Gennaio 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671/2 "2023-01-26T08:40:42Z")

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Interessante, se non ricordo male la defunta Rotary Rocket aveva proposto qualcosa di simile per il primo stadio del suo vettore (completamente) riutilizzabile Roton: ovvero una sorta di aerospike rotante che prevedeva l’accensione in sequenza di un gran numero di piccole camere di combustione…

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**Author:** ![Hanmar](https://www.forumastronautico.it/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hanmar](https://www.forumastronautico.it/u/Hanmar)\
**Post date:** [26 Gennaio 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671/3 "2023-01-26T10:25:07Z")

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> **[World-first "impossible" rotating detonation engine fires up](https://newatlas.com/space/rotating-detonation-engine-ucf-hydrogen-oxygen/)**
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> A Florida team working with the US Air Force claims that it's built and tested an experimental model of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which uses spinning explosions inside a ring channel to create super-efficient thrust.

Mai sentito prima, ma pare sia decisamente innovativo…

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**Author:** ![gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/user_avatar/www.forumastronautico.it/gp1nick/32/63016_2.png) [@gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/u/gp1nick)\
**Post date:** [22 Settembre 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671/4 "2023-09-22T07:40:14Z")

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i cinesi stanno testando un motore a detonazioni circolari (si traduce così?? 😅) montato sotto ad un UAV propulso da motori convenzionali  
[https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1704158205943914791](https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1704158205943914791)  
[https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1704158966685839826](https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1704158966685839826)

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**Author:** ![gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/user_avatar/www.forumastronautico.it/gp1nick/32/63016_2.png) [@gp1nick](https://www.forumastronautico.it/u/gp1nick)\
**Post date:** [21 Dicembre 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/nasa-testa-il-primo-rdre-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-in-full-scale/46671/5 "2023-12-21T22:21:55Z")

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Nasa ci crede

> **[NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success - NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasas-3d-printed-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-test-a-success/)**
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> Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Center successfully test-fired an innovative Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine combustor, a potentially revolutionary propulsion technology that could deliver a lander to the lunar surface or propel a spacecraft to Mars.
