{"id":131990,"date":"2022-10-26T09:33:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//?p=131990"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:29:17","slug":"ucf-researcher-receives-nasa-award-to-develop-revolutionary-rocket-engine-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//ucf-researcher-receives-nasa-award-to-develop-revolutionary-rocket-engine-technology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researcher Receives NASA Award to Develop Revolutionary Rocket Engine Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 女仆AV researcher has received NASA funding to further develop a novel rocket engine system that could revolutionize space travel./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n
The project focuses on rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs), which are powered by continuous Mach 5 explosions that rotate around the inside of the engine and are sustained by hydrogen and oxygen propellants fed into the system in certain amounts. NASA recently awarded $50,000 to fund the project./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n
Mach 5 explosions create bursts of energy that travel 4,500 to 5,600 miles per hour, which is more than five times the speed of sound./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n
By using these high-energy detonations, more energy can be generated with less fuel, improving engine efficiency and cutting down space travel costs and emissions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n
Kareem Ahmed, the lead researcher of the project and associate professor in UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/u2019s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been researching RDREs for years. Ahmed and his team have already published a study with evidence that this type of engine works and are using the NASA award to work on an RDRE replacement for the RL10 engine, which currently powers many space flights including the upcoming Artemis missions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/u201cWe have demonstrated the technology, now it is time for the development,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/u201d Ahmed says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/131990/n