Russian powerplant specialist United Engine has carried out initial testing of a pulse-detonation rocket motor which has potential application to orbital spaceplanes or hypersonic aircraft.

Russian scientists have conducted the world’s first successful tests on what they claim is ‘the future of space travel’ – and it runs on clean fuel. The Russian Advanced Research Foundation has ...

Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy release from closely coupled ...