Venus Aerospace is developing reusable hypersonic technology that will revolutionize and redefine the boundaries of aviation, defense, and beyond.
Founded in 2020, Venus Aerospace is a venture-backed startup dedicated to revolutionizing the hypersonic economy with our groundbreaking engine technology.
We are an expert team of PhD’s, rocket scientists, and engineers taking on the biggest challenges in aerospace at high-mach speeds. We also take pride in being moms and dads, military veterans, and BBQ enthusiasts who make it Home for Dinner.
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Dr. Andrew Duggleby is the CTO and co-founder of Venus Aerospace, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander and an engineering professor. Before launching Venus, he was head of launch operations at Virgin Orbit where he led operational planning, mission control, telemetry, ground equipment, launch infrastructure, and payload operations teams. He also led a team of engineers and technicians to hotfire the first dual-mode 3D print (DMLS printed and DED cladded) rocket engine, in collaboration with NASA MSFC. Dr. Duggleby was a Mechanical Engineering Asst. Professor at Virginia Tech and Texas A&M. He founded Exosent Engineering with a former student, making ASME-rated hazardous transport trailers, and exited in 2015 to pursue his space passion. A Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he has multiple deployments to Japan (shipyard repair), and multiple commanding officer tours of US-based reserve maintenance units. Would love to get more PhDs but his wife won’t let him.