NightDragon + NYSE | Sassie Duggleby, Co-Founder + CEO of Venus Aerospace

In August 2025, TSC Board Director and  Co-Founder and CEO of Venus Aerospace Sassie Duggleby spoke with NYSE Live host Kristen Scholer for "Cyber Live from Texas," a joint series with cybersecurity firm NightDragon. The conversation covered the origins of Venus Aerospace, the first ever test flight of proprietary Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), and the thriving defense and aerospace ecosystem in Texas.

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About NightDragon
NightDragon is the leading venture capital firm for cybersecurity, security, safety, and privacy. NightDragon seeks to close the gap between offense and defense by deploying capital and expertise towards companies providing solutions to better protect governments, organizations and individuals. Learn more

About Venus Aerospace
Founded in 2020, Venus Aerospace is solving the holy grail of high-speed flight. Based in Houston, Texas, the company is developing next-generation propulsion technologies to power a new era of global mobility and national defense. Venus's breakthrough engine system–combining its proprietary Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with their air-breathing detonating ramjet known as the VDR2—is designed to enable vehicles to take off from conventional runways at hypersonic speeds, dramatically reducing flight times and unlocking critical strategic advantages. Backed by top-tier investors including Airbus Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, America's Frontier Fund, and Prime Movers Lab, and supported by NASA and the United States Air Force, Venus is building the foundation for its flagship vehicle: the Stargazer M4, an aircraft designed to make two-hour global travel a reality. Learn more