Venus Aerospace

In 2020, Venus Aerospace was born from a moment of frustration and a vision of possibility. When co-founders Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby and Dr. Andrew Duggleby were stationed in Japan for work, they experienced the exhaustion of 13-hour flights and asked themselves: why does global travel have to take so long? That question sparked a revolutionary idea - to build the world's first spaceplane that could fly anywhere on Earth in just one hour, enabling Mach 9 hypersonic travel that would fundamentally transform how we connect across the planet.

From that spark, Venus Aerospace has grown into a world leader in detonation engine technology, building the first generational improvement in rocket engine propulsion since the Apollo missions. The company has successfully completed the first-ever U.S. flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine - a breakthrough that proves runway-based high-speed flight is possible. With a world-class team bringing deep expertise from large aerospace companies, government organizations, and hands-on engineering environments, Venus is positioned to become the premier rocket engine company in the world, delivering game-changing performance across space launch, defense systems, and commercial high-speed flight applications.