An $8.5 million grant makes UB a launch pad for advanced hybrid rocket technology and a new generation of space researchers. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University at Buffalo $8.5 ...

We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built and tested in his shop. It is actually using a hollow cylinder of acrylic as the fuel, with gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer.

HICKAM will design and manufacture a modular, compact, and portable testing platform for characterizing hybrid rocket engines. The team will also manufacture two 300 lbf hybrid rocket motors to prove ...

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 ...