We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built ... We’re already quite familiar with solid rocket propellant, but this hybrid approach is much different.

Hybrid rocket engines are the focus of research at institutions and universities worldwide. Due to their inherent safety, they are well suited for university education. Their good performance, ...

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

Meanwhile, solid rocket engines are simple and cheap, but once you light them, they’re going full-bore until burnout. Hybrid rocket engines offer perks from both worlds, with simple solid fuel ...

MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The Russian private company Laros will hold the firing tests of its liquid-propellant rocket engine prototype in the first quarter of 2020, Laros owner Oleg Larionov ...

This is thanks to a revolutionary innovation: the propellant-less rocket! Spearheaded by a NASA veteran, Dr. Charles Buhler, this incredible technology has been dubbed the “Exodus Effect“.

Research activities at the M11 test bench and in the laboratory focus on gel propellants, hybrid propellant combinations ... processes and analyse the combustion efficiency of rocket engines. Close ...

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; they were ...