Observed arrival · 2026-09-30
Resonance is a student-built detonation rocket engine
A University of Illinois student group is designing a liquid-oxygen and liquid-methane rocket engine that burns propellants in a rotating detonation wave.
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- The page marks wave count “Not measured” and lists a first firing of at least five seconds as a Spring 2027 planning target.
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The homepage describes a liquid-oxygen/liquid-methane engine whose detonation wave is meant to travel around an annular chamber, compressing fresh mixture with each pass. It lists a nominal thrust of 2.0 kN and chamber pressure of 350 psia, while explicitly marking wave count as not measured. The page places the project at design review; a first firing of at least five seconds is a Spring 2027 planning target, not a reported test.
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