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by KuiN 1140 days ago
It claims it will use rotating detonation engines, which are currently at a NASA tech demo stage. At best. They're super complex, currently not very stable. It's long, long way from becoming stable & reliable enough to be used as plane engines or being commercially available. The current record is 10 minutes firing.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/feature/nasa-validates...

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The Wright Brothers' first flight lasted 12 seconds.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/115-years-ago-wright-brothers-m...