Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, ... This ablated material is then accelerated to high speeds to propel the rocket.

Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, ... Image from NASA of a material ablation test view more . Credit: NASA.

Also, because the system uses solid materials, it cannot leak, has no pressurized gases and has no moving parts like a liquid system. Besides being able to power CubeSats and thus greatly increase ...

Electric solid propellants are being explored for use in dual-mode rocket engines because they aren't susceptible to ignite from a spark or flame and can be turned on and off electrically.

Solid Propellant: A composite material consisting of an energetic formulation formed by mixing a polymeric binder with oxidiser and fuel particles. Constitutive Model: ...

The SLS solid-propellant boosters are similar to those that helped launch NASA's space shuttle. But the new version features an additional propellant segment, upgraded avionics and improved materials.

"It is considered a green propellant, producing essentially hydrogen gas and aluminum oxide," Pourpoint said. "In contrast, each space shuttle flight consumes about 773 tons of the oxidizer ammonium ...

Propellants, pyrotechnics and explosives, utilized in weapon systems, can incorporate energetic materials -- chemicals that house both fuel and oxygen within their molecular structure.

North Korea says it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first known use of the propellant in a longer-range projectile, as it seeks the capability to launch ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —It's now possible to 3D print extremely viscous materials, with the consistency of clay or cookie dough with fine precision, thanks to work done at Purdue University. This ...

Solid propellants are a fundamental component in propulsion systems, ... microscopic damage mechanisms and overall material performance. ...