Rocket hybrid propulsion market is rapidly expanding, driven by military advancements, growing space tourism, and innovative ...

The use of hybrid propulsion systems is not new, and they have been adopted worldwide. Hybrid rockets avoid some of the restraints of solid rockets like the issue of handling the propellant used ...

Letara, a startup that develops and manufactures propulsion systems (engines) for spacecraft such as satellites using plastic as fuel, announced on the 12th that it has raised an additional 650 ...

Liquid systems often rely on toxic chemicals like hydrazine, and solid systems can’t be turned on and off, limiting scientists’ ability to control them. Hybrid rockets, which date back to the 1930s, ...

These systems keep rocket fuels super-cold until they're needed for propulsion. Space agencies ... shown promising results in ...

For example, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo uses a hybrid rocket engine. Additionally, efforts are underway to develop more environmentally friendly propulsion systems that reduce the carbon ...

Continue reading The overarching goal of the Rocket Propulsion Systems department at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion is to develop, maintain and provide systems expertise in the field of liquid ...

But the twentieth-century saw a technological explosion of new rocket-propulsion systems, using both solid and liquid propellants. Rocket-powered vehicles were developed for two primary purposes: ...