Hybrid rocket fuel research by mechanical engineers could hasten the day when a simpler, safer hybrid engine propels space missions.

In a year defined by obstacles, a student rocket team persevered. Working together across five time zones, they successfully designed a hybrid rocket engine that uses paraffin and a novel nitrous ...

For decades, rocket scientists have dreamed of combining the solid and liquid-fueled engines found in launch vehicles into a single “hybrid” engine. Such an engine would possess the stability ...

U.K.-based Reaction Engines has a DoD contract to further validate technology for a hybrid jet-rocket high-Mach engine.

Most simple rockets use a solid fuel engine which, once ignited, burns at a steady rate that cannot be controlled or stopped until the fuel is expended. Hybrid engines on the other hand can be ...

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, ...

Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first static fire tests of a hybrid rocket engine powered by liquid nitrous oxide (N2O) and high-density polyethylene (HPDE).

Since 2009, Daudi Barnes and his team at Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test has offered state-of-the art testing facilities for rocket engines on a 2-acre site east of the Durango-La Plata County ...

Hybrid rocket engines offer perks from both worlds, with simple solid fuel and the ability to throttle down by regulating oxidizer flow. Naturally, [Integza] decided he should try and 3D print one.

Hybrid engines are not just for cars. New hybrid rocket engines, a mixture of solid and liquid fuels, are emerging as one one of the cheapest and cleanest ways to launch into space.

The engine uses cryogenic liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene as propellents, and the injector head features a "state-of-the-art coaxial swirler" to mix them.

A group of Kingston University in London engineering students have developed a rocket engine powered by an unusual but highly ...