the subject of rocket engines was one of the first to come up. There was a problem though; solid rocket motors are far too common to be interesting, and even hybrid rocket engines are becoming passé.

Bengaluru: In an advancement for India's space technology sector, IISc-incubated startup SpaceFields successfully completed ...

India's IISc-incubated startup SpaceFields has successfully tested its innovative aerospike solid rocket engine, showcasing a ...

Increasing demand for solid rocket motors in the defense sector Solid rocket motors are used in launch vehicles to carry payloads into space efficiently in the space sector. They provide the ...

Solid rocket boosters are sometimes used to give ... low-thrust forms of propulsion like the ion engine. For instance, NASA's recent Dawn mission to study the dwarf planet Ceres relied on ion ...

Firehawk’s key innovation is 3D-printed solid rocket propellant that is cheaper and faster to make than traditional propellant. Rocket engine propellant — used for missiles and space rockets ...

"We have had a very detailed analysis of the maiden flight and obviously discovered a few anomalies and things that need to ...

In both instances, the engines performed nominally, even demonstrating that they could compensate for eventualities: When one of Vulcan's solid rocket boosters had an anomaly on the second flight ...

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) completed five engine tests on Thursday in Beijing and Laiyuan, ...

Solid rocket motors differ from liquid rocket engines because they have a pre-loaded propellant that burns completely within the motor, providing simplicity in design and operation. Such ...